noun
Meaning 1
Abusive language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abuse, defamation, insult
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
obloquy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
Disgrace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opprobrium
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A false accusation; malevolent rumors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calumny, defamation, libel, aspersion, calumniousness, character assassination, detraction, disparagement, obloquy, slander, traducement, vilification
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: defamation, calumny, calumniation, traducement, hatchet job
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disparagement, depreciation, derogation
Narrower terms: character assassination, assassination, blackwash, smear, vilification, malignment, libel, slander, name calling, names, name, epithet
noun
Meaning 5
state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opprobrium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shame, disgrace, ignominy
History
Etymology
From Late Latin obloquium (“contradiction”), from Latin obloquor (“speak against, contradict”).
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ругатни (rugatni) — abusive language
- Bulgarian: хули (huli) — abusive language
- Chinese Mandarin: 漫罵 /漫骂 (mànmà) — abusive language
- Dutch: laster — abusive language
- Dutch: smaad — abusive language
- French: opprobre — abusive language
- German: Schmähung — abusive language
- German: Schmach — abusive language
- Greek: επιτίμηση (epitímisi) — abusive language
- Greek: δυσφήμηση (dysfímisi) — abusive language
- Hungarian: rágalmazás — abusive language
- Hungarian: gyalázat — abusive language
- Japanese: 悪口 (waruguchi) — abusive language
- Korean: 욕설 (yokseol) — abusive language
- Korean: 악평 (akpyeong) — abusive language
- Portuguese: xingamento — abusive language
- Russian: злосло́вие (zloslóvije) — abusive language
- Russian: поноше́ние (ponošénije) — abusive language
- Spanish: insulto — abusive language
- Spanish: abuso — abusive language
- Spanish: vulgaridad — abusive language
- Bulgarian: позор (pozor) — resultant disgrace
- Russian: бесче́стье (besčéstʹje) — resultant disgrace
- Russian: позо́р (pozór) — resultant disgrace