obloquy

== English == === Alternative forms === obloquie (obsolete) === Etymology === From Late Latin obloquium (“contradiction”), from Latin obloquor (“speak against, contradict”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɒbləˌkwi/, /ˈɔːbləˌkwi/ === Noun === obloquy (countable and uncountable, plural obloquies) Abusive language. Synonyms: abuse, defamation, insult Disgrace. Synonym: opprobrium (archaic) A false accusation; malevolent rumors. 1830, Joseph Plumb Martin, A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, Interspersed with Anecdotes of Incidents that Occurred Within His Own Observation, Chapter IX. Campaign of 1783: It is as cruel as the grave to any man, when he knows his own rectitude of conduct, to have his hard services not only debased and underrated. But the Revolutionary soldiers are not the only people that endure obloquy. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====