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- Dictionaryopprobrium/əˈprəʊbrɪəm/
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- 1. harsh criticism or censure: "the critical opprobrium generated by his films" Similar Opposite
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noun [ U ] formal uk / əˈprəʊ.bri.əm / us / əˈproʊ.bri.əm / Add to word list. severe criticism and blame: International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser.
1. : something that brings disgrace. 2. a. : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious. Collaborators with the enemy did not escape the opprobrium of the townspeople. b. : contempt, reproach. The bombing of the church was met with widespread opprobrium. Did you know? Unfamiliar with opprobrium?
noun [ U ] formal us / əˈproʊ.bri.əm / uk / əˈprəʊ.bri.əm / Add to word list. severe criticism and blame: International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser.
noun. 1. the disgrace or infamy attached to conduct viewed as grossly shameful. 2. anything bringing shame or disgrace. 3. reproachful contempt for something regarded as inferior. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
If you go against or oppose what's good, you might earn opprobrium — the opposite of getting attention for something good. Bad behavior leads to opprobrium. If you throw a soft drink off the theater balcony, the opprobrium might keep you from getting dates to the movies.
Opprobrium definition: the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.. See examples of OPPROBRIUM used in a sentence.
Define opprobrium. opprobrium synonyms, opprobrium pronunciation, opprobrium translation, English dictionary definition of opprobrium. n. 1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy. 2. Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium. 3. Archaic A cause of shame or...
Opprobrium definition: The disgrace or infamy attached to conduct viewed as grossly shameful.
The earliest known use of the noun opprobrium is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for opprobrium is from 1656. opprobrium is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obprobrium.
severe criticism of a person, country, etc. by a large group of people The bombing has attracted international opprobrium. The administration did not deserve the opprobrium heaped on it by the national press.
