Opprobrium Uh Proh Bree Uhm Noun Strong Criticism Public Disgrace Latin

1. Strong criticism.

2. Public disgrace

[From Latin opprobrium (reproach), from ob- (against) + probrum (infamy, reproach). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bher- (to carry), which also gave us bear, birth, barrow, burden, fertile, transfer, offer, suffer, euphoria, and metaphor. Earliest documented use: 1656.]

“Most countries have armies, but in Pakistan the army has a country. ... The army’s record is not one to be proud of. Wars launched against India in 1947, 1965, and 1999, won little or nothing beyond international opprobrium.” - Nosebags; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 20, 2014.