| 单词 | obloquy |
| 释义 | obloquy (once / 7011 pages) n If you are on the receiving end of obloquy, then society has turned against you and you are in a state of disgrace. Poor Hester Prynne who was forced to wear a red "A" on her chest for "adultery" knows all about obloquy. If you break the word obloquy into its two Latin roots, you have ob, meaning “against” and loqui, meaning "to speak" — so obloquy means “to speak against," in an especially mean way. Obloquy can also be the result of public shame, or criticism. Get scolded in front of the other shoppers by the grocery store manager for knocking over a display of bottles, and you will understand what obloquy is! WORD FAMILYobloquy: obloquies USAGE EXAMPLESNot content with his role in that obloquy, he now seems determined to shame his state by clinging to office. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) As a result, she became an unwilling media figure and victim who, long after her father’s conviction and imprisonment, was subjected to obloquy and harassment. The New Yorker(Nov 15, 2016) They also point out that “obloquy” — a noun — means “strongly condemnatory utterance,” “invective” or “abuse.” Washington Times(Aug 28, 2016) 1n a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions Syn|Hypo|Hyper calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement assassination, blackwash, character assassination an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation malignment, smear, vilificationslanderous defamation libela false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person slanderwords falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another name calling, namesverbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument epithet, namea defamatory or abusive word or phrase mudslanderous remarks or charges smear wordan epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation depreciation, derogation, disparagement a communication that belittles somebody or something 2n state of disgrace resulting from public abuse Syn|Hyper opprobrium disgrace, ignominy, shame a state of dishonor |
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