Meaning of OPPROBRIUM
| Pronunciation: | | u'prowbreeum
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- [n] a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"
- [n] state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
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| | Synonyms: | | infamy, obloquy |
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| | Antonyms: | | celebrity, fame, renown | | |
| | See Also: | | disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, ignominy, shame | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Op*pro"bri*um\, n. [L., fr. ob (see {Ob-}) + probrum
reproach, disgrace.]
Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive
language.
Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he
found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium. --De
Quincey.
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| | Related Terms: | | abuse, calumny, contumely, degradation, demotion, depluming, discredit, disesteem, dishonor, displuming, disrepute, ignobility, ignominiousness, ignominy, infamousness, infamy, ingloriousness, invective, loss of honor, obloquy, odium, revilement, scurrility, shame, vilification, vituperation |
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