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