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Synonyms for opprobrium
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-proh-bree-uh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈproʊ bri əm |
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Définition of opprobrium
Origin :- 1680s, from Latin opprobrium "disgrace, infamy, scandal, dishonor," from opprobare (see opprobrious).
- noun disgrace
- Does she know of the opprobrium which must fall upon her head?
- Extract from : « The Forsaken Inn » by Anna Katharine Green
- Every form in which shame and opprobrium could overwhelm her darling, haunted her.
- Extract from : « Ruth » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Cock-eye, a term of opprobrium often applied to one that squints.
- Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
- Far from me be the thought of lessening the opprobrium of the deed I am accused of.
- Extract from : « The Indian Scout » by Gustave Aimard
- He merited their opprobrium, simply by being a comrade to his men.
- Extract from : « Recollections with the Third Iowa Regiment » by Seymour D. (Seymour Dwight) Thompson
- The opprobrium rested upon him then; let the honor be his now.
- Extract from : « Starr King in California » by William Day Simonds
- But the opprobrium of the world was nothing to the upbraiding of her own heart.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. » by E. Rameur
- She did not understand the word, and thought it, no doubt, the very hyperbole of opprobrium.
- Extract from : « Library Notes » by A. P. Russell
- I am a vile worm, not a man; I am the opprobrium and disgrace of humanity.
- Extract from : « Pepita Ximenez » by Juan Valera
- For those who worship an ideal wickedness, opprobrium is glory.
- Extract from : « Toilers of the Sea » by Victor Hugo
Antonyms for opprobrium
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