Obloquy refers to abusive language or public condemnation that results in disgrace.
Obloquy refers to abusive language or public condemnation that results in disgrace.
| Front | obloquy \OB-luh-kwee\ |
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| Back | noun: 1. Censure or abusive language towards someone, especially when expressed by many. 2. Disgrace resulting from public condemnation. [From Latin obloquium (talking against, contradiction), from ob- (against) + loqui (to speak). Ultimately from the Indo-European root tolkw (to speak) that is also the source of somniloquy, loquacious, and allocution.] "[Jimmy Carter] is a man who is prepared to risk the obloquy and criticism of die-hard neocons and nervous fellow senior Democrats to break the chains of Washington's foolish Middle East peace policy." Carter Mission; Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia); Apr 9, 2008. |
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