Thesaurus: obloquy

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1. n. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
2. n. Cause of reproach; disgrace.
3. n. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
4. n. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
5. 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.
6. n. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse