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OBLOQUY
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
(noun) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions
obloquy, opprobrium
(noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
obloquy (countable and uncountable, plural obloquies)
Abusive language.
Disgrace.
(archaic) A false accusation; malevolent rumors.
Synonyms
• (abusive language): defamation, insult
• (disgrace): opprobrium
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"lo*quy, n. Etym: [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 Addison.
2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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