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Obloquy
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. Shall names that made yuor city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction Addison.
2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] Shak.
Synonyms: Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.