Antonyms for opprobrium


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-proh-bree-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : əˈproʊ bri əm


Definition of opprobrium

Origin :
  • 1680s, from Latin opprobrium "disgrace, infamy, scandal, dishonor," from opprobare (see opprobrious).
  • noun disgrace
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for opprobrium

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