1
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 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.
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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
But his tantrum was matched in its immaturity by the Democrats who had glued lollipop signs with various messages of opprobrium on popsicle sticks.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The filmmaker rarely does press but his speech on Oscar night garnered plenty of column inches and drew opprobrium from more than 1,000 Jewish show business professionals who signed a letter denouncing it.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
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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
But his tantrum was matched in its immaturity by the Democrats who had glued lollipop signs with various messages of opprobrium on popsicle sticks.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The filmmaker rarely does press but his speech on Oscar night garnered plenty of column inches and drew opprobrium from more than 1,000 Jewish show business professionals who signed a letter denouncing it.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrium
Noun
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Even lesser-scale incidents like the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and the Volkswagen emissions scandal erode trust in the institutions that help make our society possible and push it forward.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Eight months later, Facebook was rocked by one of the biggest scandals ever to strike the tech industry.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rachael Rollins, about to be fired in disgrace as U.S. attorney, was number 20.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
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In 1974: Gerald R. Ford took the presidential oath of office one day after President Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
9 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
Noun
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He was arraigned on Sunday, Aug. 3, on charges of burglary, criminal contempt and weapons possession.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Donald was hit with a slew of charges including assault, strangulation, harassment, criminal obstruction of breathing and contempt of court in that case and was freed on $20,000 bail.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
4 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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