English

Noun

opprobrium ‎(countable and uncountable, plural opprobriums)

1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
2. Scornful reproach or contempt.
3. A cause of shame or disgrace.

Quotations

• For usage examples 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

• opprobrious

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

• obprōbrium

Etymology

From opprōbrō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /opˈproː.bri.um/, [ɔpˈproː.bri.ũ]

Noun

opprōbrium n ‎(genitive opprōbriī); second declension

1. reproach, taunt
2. scandal, disgrace, dishonour, shame

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• opprobriōsus

Descendants

• French: opprobre
• Portuguese: opróbrio
• Spanish: oprobio, oprobrio

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “opprobrium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.