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obloquy


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Obloquy  \Ob"lo*quy\  ([o^]b"l[-o]*kw[y^]),  n.  [L.  obloquium  fr 
  obloqui.  See  {Oblocutor}.] 
  1.  Censorious  speech;  defamatory  language;  language  that 
  casts  contempt  on  men  or  their  actions;  blame; 
  reprehension. 
 
  Shall  names  that  made  your  city  the  glory  of  the 
  earth  be  mentioned  with  obloquy  and  detraction? 
  --Addison. 
 
  2.  Cause  of  reproach;  disgrace.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  Syn:  Reproach;  odium;  censure;  contumely;  gainsaying; 
  reviling;  calumny;  slander;  detraction. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  obloquy 
  n  1:  the  state  of  disgrace  resulting  from  public  abuse  [syn:  {opprobrium}] 
  2:  a  malicious  attack  [syn:  {defamation},  {calumny},  {traducement}, 
  {hatchet  job}] 




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