infamy, opprobrium
(noun) a state of extreme dishonor; “a date which will live in infamy”- F.D.Roosevelt; “the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city”
obloquy, opprobrium
(noun) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
opprobrium (countable and uncountable, plural opprobriums or opprobria)
Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
Scornful reproach or contempt.
A cause of shame or disgrace.
• (disgrace): obloquy
• (scornful reproach): blame, castigation, censure, defamation, derision, invective, libel, reproach, revilement, scolding, signifying, tirade, upbraiding, vilification, vituperation
• (cause of shame or disgrace): curse
Source: Wiktionary
Op*pro"bri*um, n. Etym: [L., fr. ob (see Ob-) + probrum reproach, disgrace.]
Definition: Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language. Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
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