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obloquy

[ ob-luh-kwee ]

noun

plural obloquies.
  1. censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.

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  2. discredit, disgrace, or bad repute resulting from public blame, abuse, or denunciation.

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obloquy

/ 藞蓲产濒蓹办飞瑟 /

noun

  1. defamatory or censorious statements, esp when directed against one person
  2. disgrace brought about by public abuse
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辞产路濒辞路辩耻颈路补濒 [o-, bloh, -kwee-, uh, l], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obloquy1

1425鈥75; late Middle English < Late Latin obloquium contradiction, equivalent to Latin obloqu ( ) to contradict ( ob- ob- + 濒辞辩耻墨 to speak) + -ium -ium
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obloquy1

C15: from Latin obloquium contradiction, from ob- against + 濒辞辩耻墨 to speak
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The statements made by the D.A.鈥檚 office, the complaint alleges, made Thomas 鈥渢he object of obloquy and ridicule.鈥

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That鈥檚 a shame, because the airline鈥檚 11 outside directors are arguably the guiltiest of the guilty parties in the company鈥檚 recent fiasco, the most deserving of obloquy.

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Yes, the presidency was a thankless job, 鈥渁 most unpleasant seat, full of thorns, briars, thistles, murmuring, fault-finding, calumny, obloquy.鈥

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Moreover, their statements came after they had sustained public obloquy for their silence.

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Whatever their motivations, none of them deserves credit for abandoning Trump now, when he鈥檚 facing a tsunami of obloquy and the constitutional end of his term at noon on Jan. 20.

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