| word | opprobrium |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) Something that brings disgrace. (2) A public disgrace that results from conduct considered wrong or bad. |
| eg_sentence | The writers of the New Testament hold the Pharisees up to opprobrium for their hypocrisy and hollow spirituality. |
| explanation | Witches have long been the objects of opprobrium; in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, women thought to be witches were burned by the thousands. The opprobrious crime of treason could likewise result in the most hideous torture and execution. In The Scarlet Letter, the sin of adultery in Puritan times brought opprobrium on Hester Prynne. Today the country of Israel is the object of opprobrium in many countries, while the Palestinians suffer similar opprobrium in others. And mere smokers, or even overweight people, may sometimes feel themselves to be the objects of mild opprobrium |
| IPA | əˈproʊbriəm |
Tags: mwvb::unit:24, mwvb::unit:24:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Referendum voters vote constitution issues referenda referring legislative
Previous card: Neurosis mental severe neurotic person emotional disorder psychosis
Up to card list: Merriam-Webster Vocabulary Builder LITE (English)