obloquy
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈɑːbləkwē/
- Literature
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obloquio
- He feels he is a pariah, hated, reviled; a disgrace; an obloquy.
Examples
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After the awful incident, she endured severe obloquy from her community, which tarnished her reputation.
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Destroy the people's faith in their natural leaders by holding the latter up to contempt, ridicule, and obloquy. "4."
Blog text (14) -
- Obloquy?
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George is saved from prison and obloquy, and Clarence earns the wings he has been awaiting.
Academic text (2002) -
A gentleman, entrusted with correspondence marked "private," reads it regardless and then, because of a few confidential remarks, the obloquy is mine?
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But those women (30 percent of the poorhouse population) whose only refuge is the almshouse are almost certain to be undesirable either because of mental incompetence, moral obloquy, or chronic disease, according to the National Civic Federation's almshouse study.
Academic text (1992) -
The politician faced widespread obloquy after the scandal was revealed, leading to calls for his resignation.
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Despite his contributions to society, he was met with obloquy from the media for his controversial views.
Synonyms
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7.4
A formal statement expressing strong disapproval of someone
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7.2
A remark that shows criticism or disappointment in someone's actions
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9.9
Strong public shame and criticism for doing something very wrong
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9.3
Shame and loss of respect felt by many people
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7.7
A public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something
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9.9
Strong public hatred and disgust toward someone because of what they did
Causing someone to feel ashamed or embarrassed in front of other people
A strong angry criticism that someone gives to another person
Antonyms
How Shamed
- Literature
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9.9
- Formal
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8.4
- Formal
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7.4
8
6.5
512
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
obloquy = ob + loqu
Although historically analyzable as ob- + loqu- ('against' + 'speak'), these Latin combining forms are not productive in modern English and a typical B1 learner cannot derive the sense 'public disgrace' from the parts.
Etymology
Obloquy comes from Latin parts ob- meaning 'against' and loqui meaning 'to speak', so it originally meant 'speaking against' someone. That's why obloquy now means strong public criticism or words that cause shame.