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opprobrium

[ uh-proh-bree-uhm ]

noun

  1. the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
  2. a cause or object of such disgrace or reproach.


opprobrium

/ əˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. the state of being abused or scornfully criticized
  2. reproach or censure
  3. a cause of disgrace or ignominy
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of opprobrium1

1650–60; < Latin: reproach, equivalent to op- op- + probr ( um ) infamy, disgrace + -ium -ium
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of opprobrium1

C17: from Latin ob- against + probrum a shameful act
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Now, one can act as crassly as one likes without feeling shame and social opprobrium, because everything is done in a higher political cause.

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Reports of sectarian-fueled massacres prompted international opprobrium from a raft of regional and Western governments, along with the United Nations and a number of human rights groups.

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So when European leaders were tapping out various levels of social media opprobrium on Friday evening after President Zelensky's bumpy meeting in Washington, Downing Street were not.

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But it also drew opprobrium, with detractors taking aim at the movie’s depiction of torture and questioning its veracity.

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Shortly after its creation in 2012, the M23 rapidly gained territory and seized Goma – acts that were met with international opprobrium and accusations of war crimes and human rights violations.

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