Obloquy synonyms

ŏb'lə-kwē

Category:

insult (related)
(Medicine) Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes.
1
0
aspersion
A damaging or disparaging remark; slander; innuendo
1
0
odium
Strong dislike, contempt, or aversion.
1
0
railing
A fence or balustrade made of rails and posts
1
0
discredit
Lack or loss of trust or belief; doubt:
1
0
infamy
The condition of being infamous; disgrace:
0
0
Advertisement
dishonor
US spelling of dishonour.
0
0
slander
Such a spoken statement
0
0
backbiting
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
0
0
defamation
Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion.
0
0
disgrace (related)
Loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame.
0
0
shame (related)
Shame is a painful feeling of regret, guilt or embarrassment.
0
0
accusation (related)
The crime or wrong of which a person is accused
0
0
Advertisement
blame (related)
Responsibility for a fault or wrong
0
0
objection (related)
A statement presented in opposition:
0
0
calumny
A falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
0
0
censure
A judgment or resolution condemning a person for misconduct; specif., an official expression of disapproval passed by a legislature
0
0
contempt
The feeling or attitude of one who looks down on somebody or something as being low, mean, or unworthy; scorn
0
0
ignominy
An instance or source of this:
0
0
invective
The definition of invective is strong criticism, insults and abusive or insulting language.
0
0
Advertisement
vilification
Slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination
0
0
abuse
Insulting or hurtful language, especially when used to threaten or demoralize:
0
0
billingsgate
Profane, abusive language; coarse words
0
0
contumely
Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance; insolence.
0
0
revilement
The act of reviling.
0
0
scurrility
A scurrilous act or remark
0
0
Advertisement
scurrilousness
The property of being scurrilous.
0
0
vituperation
Sustained, harshly critical language; invective.
0
0
bad name
Used other than as an idiom: see bad,"Ž name.
0
0
bad odor
Loss of or damage to one's reputation
0
0
disrepute
Damage to or loss of reputation.
0
0
humiliation
The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
0
0
opprobrium
Reproachful contempt for something regarded as inferior
0
0
Advertisement
praise (related)
(Archaic) A reason or basis for praise
0
0
respect (related)
Respect means a feeling or show of honor or esteem for someone or something.
0
0
calumniation
A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.
0
0
traducement
The act of traducing; slander, calumny.
0
0
hatchet-job
A severe criticism or malicious verbal attack meant to ruin someone's reputation.
0
0
Find another word for obloquy. In this page you can discover 40 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for obloquy, like: insult, aspersion, odium, railing, discredit, infamy, ill repute, dishonor, slander, backbiting and defamation.
Trending topics
5 Awesome Ways to Say Thanks
Could You Pass a Basic English Grammar Test?
Cats Puns
Words With Two Spellings
More Slideshows

Obloquy Sentence Examples

  • For many years she had much obloquy to endure.

  • After a life of constant struggle and an obloquy which never relaxed, the sensational close of Zola's career was the signal for an extraordinary burst of eulogy.

  • Terrified by the storm of obloquy which he aroused, he fled from office.

  • In 1563 the long-gathering storm of obloquy burst upon the occasion of the publication of his Thirty Dialogues, in one of which his adversaries maintained that he had justified polygamy under colour of a pretended refutation.

  • The obloquy which thus gathered round Spinoza in the later years of his life remained settled upon his memory for a full hundred years after his death.

More sentences →

Words near obloquy in the Thesaurus