obloquy

1. n. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. Source: opted

2. n. Cause of reproach; disgrace. Source: opted

3. n. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse Source: wordnet

4. n. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

6. n. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse Source: ecdict

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