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Thesaurus: obloquy

Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.

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Definitions

  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. n. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse