opprobrium

Noun
Synonyms: obloquyinfamy

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. state of disgrace resulting from public abuseSynonyms: obloquy
  2. 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”Synonyms: infamy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Opprobrium \Op*pro"bri*um\, n. [L., fr. ob (see Ob-) + probrum reproach, disgrace.] A state of disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; odium[3]. [1913 Webster+PJC]

2.Abusive language. [1913 Webster]

Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium.— De Quincey.[1913 Webster]
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