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- DictionaryOp·pro·bri·um/əˈprōbrēəm/
noun
- 1. harsh criticism or censure: "his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated"
1. : something that brings disgrace. 2. a. : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious. Collaborators with the enemy did not escape the opprobrium of the townspeople. b. : contempt, reproach. The bombing of the church was met with widespread opprobrium. Did you know? Unfamiliar with opprobrium?
If you go against or oppose what's good, you might earn opprobrium — the opposite of getting attention for something good. Bad behavior leads to opprobrium. If you throw a soft drink off the theater balcony, the opprobrium might keep you from getting dates to the movies.
opprobrium in British English. (əˈprəʊbrɪəm ) noun. 1. the state of being abused or scornfully criticized. 2. reproach or censure. 3. a cause of disgrace or ignominy.
Opprobrium definition: the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.. See examples of OPPROBRIUM used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] formal uk / əˈprəʊ.bri.əm / us / əˈproʊ.bri.əm / Add to word list. severe criticism and blame: International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun opprobrium. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun [ U ] formal us / əˈproʊ.bri.əm / uk / əˈprəʊ.bri.əm / Add to word list. severe criticism and blame: International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser.
OPPROBRIUM meaning: very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing especially by a large number of people.
severe criticism of a person, country, etc. by a large group of people. The bombing has attracted international opprobrium. The government did not deserve the opprobrium heaped on it by the national press.
1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy. 2. Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium. 3. Archaic A cause of shame or disgrace. [Latin, from opprobrāre, to reproach : ob-, against; see ob- + probrum, reproach; see bher- in Indo-European roots .]
