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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse;
[syn: obloquy, opprobrium]

2. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions;
[syn: defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Obloquy \Ob"lo*quy\ ([o^]b"l[-o]*kw[y^]), n. [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See Oblocutor.] 1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. [1913 Webster] Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction? --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

obloquy n 1: state of disgrace resulting from public abuse [syn: obloquy, opprobrium] 2: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn: defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job]