obloquy

ob·lo·quy

O0012100 (ŏb′lə-kwē)n. pl. ob·lo·quies 1. Abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny: "I have had enough obloquy for one lifetime" (Anthony Eden).2. The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; ill repute.

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[Middle English obloqui, from Late Latin obloquium, abusive contradiction, from Latin obloquī, to interrupt : ob-, against; see ob- + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

obloquy

(ˈɒbləkwɪ) n, pl -quies1. defamatory or censorious statements, esp when directed against one person2. disgrace brought about by public abuse[C15: from Latin obloquium contradiction, from ob- against + loquī to speak]

ob•lo•quy

(ˈɒb lə kwi)

n., pl. -quies. 1. censure, blame, or abusive language. 2. discredit, disgrace, or bad repute. [1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin obloquium contradiction] ob•lo•qui•al (ɒˈbloʊ kwi əl) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obloquy - state of disgrace resulting from public abuseopprobriumdisgrace, ignominy, shame - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
	2.	obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actionscalumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducementderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingassassination, blackwash, character assassination - an attack intended to ruin someone's reputationmalignment, smear, vilification - slanderous defamationlibel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living personslander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of anothername calling, names - verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"epithet, name - a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

obloquy

noun1. Harsh, often insulting language:abuse, billingsgate, contumely, invective, railing, revilement, reviling, scurrility, scurrilousness, vituperation.2. Loss of or damage to one's reputation:bad name, bad odor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, ill repute, odium, opprobrium, shame.

Translations

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