Opprobrium (Noun)
Meaning 1
A state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
State of disgrace resulting from public abuse.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The politician's involvement in the scandal brought opprobrium upon herself and her party.
- The company's decision to lay off hundreds of employees without warning earned it widespread opprobrium.
- The celebrity's racist remarks sparked a firestorm of criticism and opprobrium on social media.
- The dictator's brutal regime was met with international opprobrium and economic sanctions.
- The athlete's doping scandal brought opprobrium to her sport and damaged her reputation irreparably.