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Definition of obloquy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

obloquy

noun
 
/ˈɒbləkwi/
 
/ˈɑːbləkwi/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. strong public criticism
  2. loss of respect and honour
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin obloquium ‘contradiction’, from Latin obloqui, from ob- ‘against’ + loqui ‘speak’.
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