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ob·lo·quy  (bl-kw)

n. pl. ob·lo·quies

1. Abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny: "I have had enough obloquy for one lifetime" (Anthony Eden).

2. The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; ill repute.

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[Middle English obloqui, from Late Latin obloquium, abusive contradiction, from Latin obloqu, to interrupt : ob-, against; see ob- + loqu, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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obloquy [ˈɒbləkwɪ]

n pl -quies

1. defamatory or censorious statements, esp when directed against one person

2. disgrace brought about by public abuse

[from Latin obloquium contradiction, from ob- against + loquī to speak]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obloquy - state of disgrace resulting from public abuse opprobrium disgrace, ignominy, shame - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
	2.	obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something assassination, blackwash, character assassination - an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation malignment, smear, vilification - slanderous defamation libel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another name calling, names - verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" epithet, name - a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Translations

obloquy [ˈɒbləkwɪ] N (frm) (= abuse) → injurias fpl, calumnia f; (= shame) → deshonra f
to cover sb with obloquy → llenar a algn de injurias

obloquy

n (liter)

(= blame, abuse) → Schmähung f (liter), → Beschimpfung f

(= disgrace) → Schande f, → Schmach f