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opprobrium

noun

ə-ˈprō-brē-əm How to pronounce opprobrium (audio)
Definition of opprobriumnext
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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2
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 But there was no mass walkout, no opprobrium. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, many members of Congress skipped town, amid growing public opprobrium that, perhaps, crystallized most visibly in the gossip rag TMZ, which has gone full Woodward and Bernstein, running photos of lawmakers in the line of anything but duty. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026 The policies pursued by the Islamic Republic in the 1990s—the death fatwa against Salman Rushdie and attempts to kill his associates, the terror bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina—gained it nothing but opprobrium. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026 Govan and Zumthor, who until now has never built a building in the US, inspired years of pearl clutching in Los Angeles over the development—one art critic even earned a Pulitzer Prize for his opprobrium. — Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for opprobrium
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  1. scandal
  2. disgrace
  3. shame
  4. contempt
  5. odium
  6. humiliation
Noun
  • Goodman started following the Hope Florida scandal last year, when the Herald/Times unveiled the diversion of settlement money.
    — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The investigation into that scandal also delayed the deal, completed earlier this month, that sent the seven-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion back north of the border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of scandal
Noun
  • If deterrence is a factor in sentencing, Pattis argues that Diamantis’ disgrace is sufficient.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Roger resigns in disgrace, his numerous groveling apologies go unaccepted and he is sentenced to a lifetime guest spot on The View.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of disgrace
Noun
  • Its main goal is to name and shame businesses with ties to the settlements.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Spreadsheets existed in 2006, but here they are kept, like everyone’s shame and scruples, firmly out of sight.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of shame
Noun
  • There is a long line of people who harbor frustrations—if not outward contempt—for the Protect College Sports Act.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Held in contempt Former CEO of Apollo Global Management Leon Black arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House oversight committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 26, 2026.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of contempt
Noun
  • 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
  • By heaping odium on Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, one of several prominent opposition figures, the government gave a divided opposition a leader to unite around.
    — Christopher de Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books, 13 Oct. 2022
Definition of odium
Noun
  • The humiliation snuck up on him one day during a casual rehearsal.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The irony of America’s most famous entrapment artist facing his own public humiliation is not lost on him.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of humiliation

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“Opprobrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrium. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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