OBLOQUY Definition & Meaning

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obloquy

[ ob-luh-kwee ]

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noun

plural obloquies.

censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.
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Antonyms:
discredit, disgrace, or bad repute resulting from public blame, abuse, or denunciation.
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obloquy

/ ˈɒ��ə��ɪ /

noun

defamatory or censorious statements, esp when directed against one person
disgrace brought about by public abuse

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of obloquy¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin obloquium contradiction, equivalent to Latin obloqu ( ī ) to contradict ( ob- ob- + ��Ǳ��ī to speak) + -ium -ium

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of obloquy¹

C15: from Latin obloquium contradiction, from ob- against + ��Ǳ��ī to speak

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The statements made by the D.A.’s office, the complaint alleges, made Thomas “the object of obloquy and ridicule.”

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That’s a shame, because the airline’s 11 outside directors are arguably the guiltiest of the guilty parties in the company’s recent fiasco, the most deserving of obloquy.

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Yes, the presidency was a thankless job, “a most unpleasant seat, full of thorns, briars, thistles, murmuring, fault-finding, calumny, obloquy.”

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Moreover, their statements came after they had sustained public obloquy for their silence.

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Whatever their motivations, none of them deserves credit for abandoning Trump now, when he’s facing a tsunami of obloquy and the constitutional end of his term at noon on Jan. 20.

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