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as in scandal
a cause of shame
saw no reason why "secretary" should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct
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as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the opprobrium that was long attached to the convicted embezzler's name
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Recent Examples of opprobrium
Proliferators, including democracies, may be willing to accept the eventual international opprobrium that comes with violating or withdrawing from nonproliferation accords in the name of national security.
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Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
The opprobrium dragged down the movie’s critics' score to 67% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes though audiences were much more complimentary.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In contrast, Johnson is willing to absorb the opprobrium, mediate the meltdowns, and hold together a fractured conference.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Annexation in any form would undoubtedly be met with international opprobrium, threats of sanctions, and further isolation of Israel on the world stage.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
The opprobrium dragged down the movie’s critics' score to 67% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes though audiences were much more complimentary.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In contrast, Johnson is willing to absorb the opprobrium, mediate the meltdowns, and hold together a fractured conference.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
Annexation in any form would undoubtedly be met with international opprobrium, threats of sanctions, and further isolation of Israel on the world stage.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrium
Noun
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The scandal dates to 2013, when a new DWP billing system issued erroneous bills to thousands of customers, including a Van Nuys couple billed nearly $52,000.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The state has intervened in districts for reasons such as fiscal mismanagement, cheating scandals and consistently failing academic performance at a campus.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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His critics might say such language is a disgrace to the presidency.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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The president fuming and calling the decision a disgrace, has now turned to a provision in the law never before used by a president, to declare a new across the board 15 percent tariff on all nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s no shame in belt tightening, which is long overdue in Miami.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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This was a fugitive sensibility with a shroud of shame around it.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The full House was on the verge of voting on the contempt resolution, which was expected to pass with bipartisan support, when the Clintons agreed to the committee's terms to appear.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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In accordance with the film’s main theme of toxic white colonialism, Kennedy treats Philomac with contempt but shows a weird fealty to Casey.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Pashinyan had led the movement to oust Moscow’s influence in Armenia; he was now saddled with the odium of losing Karabakh on his watch.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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By making such statements with actual malice to the public and also through social media, each of the defendants knew or should have known that their comments would be widely disseminated, exposing Judge Moore to disgrace, ridicule, odium and contempt resulting in compensatory and punitive damages.—
Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com,
al,
29 Nov. 2022
Noun
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Angelica’s attempt at humiliation fails, however, because Jason and Chris refuse to be shamed.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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As Melling plays the scene, there’s simultaneous humiliation and thrill.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Opprobrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrium. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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