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opprobrium
What does opprobrium mean?
opprobrium (noun): disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behavior; ignominy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use opprobrium in a sentence?
- The candidate became the target of growing opprobrium as his past misdeeds came to light. (Tatoeba sentence #7798458 by TracyPoff, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce opprobrium?
/əˈpɹoʊbɹiəm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does opprobrium come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin opprobrium, obprobrium (“a reproach, a taunt; disgrace, shame; dishonour; scandal”, noun), from opprobrō, obprobrō (“to reproach, upbraid; to taunt”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behavior; ignominy
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