opprobrium
English
Etymology
First attested 1656, from Latin opprobrium (“reproach, disgrace”), from opprobrō (“reproach, taunt”), from ob (“against”) + probrum (“disgrace, dishonor”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈpɹoʊbɹi.əm/
Noun
opprobrium (countable and uncountable, plural opprobriums or opprobria)
- Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
- Scornful reproach or contempt.
- A cause of shame or disgrace.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:opprobrium.
Synonyms
- (disgrace): obloquy
- (scornful reproach): blame, castigation, censure, defamation, derision, invective, libel, reproach, revilement, scolding, signifying, tirade, upbraiding, vilification, vituperation
- (cause of shame or disgrace): curse
Related terms
Translations
ignominy
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /opˈpro.bri.um/, [ɔpˈprɔ.bri.ũ]
Noun
opprobrium n (genitive opprobriī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | opprobrium | opprobria |
| genitive | opprobriī | opprobriōrum |
| dative | opprobriō | opprobriīs |
| accusative | opprobrium | opprobria |
| ablative | opprobriō | opprobriīs |
| vocative | opprobrium | opprobria |
Derived terms
- opprobriōsus
Descendants
References
- opprobrium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- opprobrium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- opprobrium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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