Meaning of opprobriation | Babel Free

Definitions

Scornful reproach or disapproval; opprobrium.

countable, literary, rare, uncountable

Examples

“but, under the present circumstances, all clamours and opprobriations against them are futile, vague, and ill-grounded.”

“Not often does a course bring the opprobriation of all factions upon itself. But, in spite of this, it remained on the curriculum.”

“The very words used by the Burman to name the Karen are terms of opprobriation. The Karen were variously called "wild cattle of the hills" or "wild men."”

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