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obloquy
n. public accusation; defamation


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obloquy
Noun
1. state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
(synonym) opprobrium
(hypernym) shame, disgrace, ignominy
2. a malicious attack
(synonym) defamation, calumny, traducement, hatchet job
(hypernym) disparagement, depreciation, derogation
(hyponym) character assassination, assassination, blackwash



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Obloquy
(n.)
Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
  
 
(n.)
Cause of reproach; disgrace.
  

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obloquy
n.
غيبت, حقارت, بدگوئي, الزام, لم, بہتان, کلنک, نندا, لعنت ملامت, بدنامي, رسوائي, تنقيص

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obloquy
Synonyms and related words:
abuse, adverse criticism, animadversion, aspersion, bad notices, bad press, billingsgate, calumny, captiousness, carping, cavil, caviling, censoriousness, contumely, criticism, degradation, demotion, depluming, discredit, disesteem, dishonor, displuming, disrepute, exception, faultfinding, flak, hairsplitting, hit, home thrust, hostile criticism, hypercriticalness, hypercriticism, ignobility, ignominiousness, ignominy, imputation, infamousness, infamy, ingloriousness, invective, knock, loss of honor, nagging, niggle, niggling, nit, nit-picking, odium, opprobrium, overcriticalness, pestering, pettifogging, priggishness, quibble, quibbling, rap, reflection, reproachfulness, revilement, scurrility, shame, slam, slur, stricture, swipe, taking exception, trichoschistism, vilification, vituperation
  

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