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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
The eighteenth century also saw the rise of opprobrium for couples made of tall women and short men.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2025
Image The worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza has ignited growing international opprobrium against the Israeli campaign against Hamas.
—Iyad Abuheweila, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The massacres spurred a wave of global opprobrium, with the U.S., Europe and other world powers demanding guarantees that minorities’ rights would be preserved before far-reaching sanctions on the country can be lifted.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Once-proud Tesla owners are struggling to ditch their vehicles to escape the social opprobrium associated with Musk’s role in the Department of Government Efficiency, according to the New York Times.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2025
Image The worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza has ignited growing international opprobrium against the Israeli campaign against Hamas.
—Iyad Abuheweila, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The massacres spurred a wave of global opprobrium, with the U.S., Europe and other world powers demanding guarantees that minorities’ rights would be preserved before far-reaching sanctions on the country can be lifted.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Once-proud Tesla owners are struggling to ditch their vehicles to escape the social opprobrium associated with Musk’s role in the Department of Government Efficiency, according to the New York Times.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrium
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The journalist, now 88, has been publishing exposés for over six decades – on Vietnam, the Abu Ghraib scandal during the Iraq War, on corporate America, CIA espionage on American citizens, on Watergate.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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By then, details of another related scandal had already been made public, involving Antioch officers who shared racist, sexist and homophobic communications in text groups.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Cohn died a disgrace, disbarred by the New York State Bar for unethical conduct after attempting to defraud a dying client by forcing him to sign a will amendment leaving Cohn his fortune.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
21 Aug. 2025
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Smyth, the longtime priest who was then the executive director, resigned in disgrace.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Parrilla has the more complex role; Bruiser is unprincipled and lacking in shame, yet generally correct and fair.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Don’t be afraid to ask for assistance Airports usually have accessibility services that are readily available, and for senior travelers, there should be no shame in taking advantage of them.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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He was found to be in contempt of court for failing to comply with that judgement in January.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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This then brings us to the individual contempt orders for each defendant.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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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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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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“Opprobrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrium. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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