Obloquy

[Ob·lo*quy]

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.

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Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.

Noun
a malicious attack

Noun
state of disgrace resulting from public abuse


n.
Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.

n.
Cause of reproach; disgrace.


Obloquy

Ob"lo*quy , n. [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See Oblocutor.] 1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
Shall names that made yuor city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction?
2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. -- Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.

Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.

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