opprobrium

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Pronunciation

/əˈprəʊbriəm/(uh-PROH-bree-um)

Part of speech

nounformal

Chinese

耻辱；公开的谴责

Definition

Harsh criticism or censure; public disgrace arising from shameful conduct.

Word family

  • opprobrious/əˈprəʊbriəs/(adj)辱骂的

Collocations

  • public opprobrium
  • attract opprobrium
  • heap opprobrium on
  • universal opprobrium

Examples

  1. 1.The company faced public opprobrium after the oil spill devastated the coastline. (harsh condemnation)
  2. 2.He endured years of opprobrium before history eventually vindicated his decisions. (disgrace, shame)

Synonyms

  • disgrace/dɪsˈɡreɪs/— loss of reputation
  • infamy/ˈɪnfəmi/— being known for bad things
  • obloquy/ˈɒbləkwi/— strong public criticism

Etymology

from Latin "opprobrium" — ob- (against) + probrum (disgrace) — disgrace heaped against someone