| 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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