English noun: obloquy |
1. | obloquy (state) state of disgrace resulting from public abuse |
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| Synonyms | opprobrium |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disgrace, ignominy, shame |
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2. | obloquy (communication) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
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| Synonyms | calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement |
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| Broader (hypernym) | depreciation, derogation, disparagement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | assassination, blackwash, character assassination, epithet, libel, malignment, name, name calling, names, slander, smear, vilification |
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