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opprobrium

[uh-proh-bree-uhm] / əˈproʊ bri əm /


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The opprobrium that ensued in the course of a shamelessly one-sided trial shredded their reputations, cost them their jobs and led to an incurable banishment from public life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For that reason, I’m constantly amazed and grateful, given that this column relies on people sharing their stories and risking opprobrium from strangers by asking for advice.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Honor codes, which apply not just to whole societies but to specific groups within them, are enforced externally with social opprobrium, and internally by shame.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2025

Aside from any perceived domestic morale boost, however, some observers questioned whether the pager blasts would ultimately backfire, earning Israel yet more international opprobrium and setting the stage for retaliation by Hezbollah.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

He must either submit or bear the opprobrium of a foolish discourteous boy.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder




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