English-Thai Dictionary

opprobrium

N การ ตำหนิ  criticism kan-tam-ni

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OPPROBRIUM

n.[L. ob and probrum, disgrace. ] Reproach mingled with contempt or disdain.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OPPROBRIUM

Op *pro "bri *um, n. Etym: [L., fr. ob (see Ob- ) + probrum reproach, disgrace. ]

 

Defn: Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language. Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium. De Quincey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

opprobrium

op pro bri um |əˈprōbrēəm əˈproʊbriəm | ▶noun harsh criticism or censure: his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated. • the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct: the opprobrium of being closely associated with thugs and gangsters. • archaic an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘infamy, ’ from opprobrum, from ob- ‘against ’ + probrum ‘disgraceful act. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

opprobrium

opprobrium |əˈprəʊbrɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] harsh criticism or censure: the critical opprobrium generated by his films. • public disgrace arising from shameful conduct: the opprobrium of being closely associated with gangsters. • [ count noun ] archaic an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘infamy ’, from opprobrum, from ob- ‘against ’ + probrum ‘disgraceful act ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

opprobrium

opprobrium noun 1 the government endured months of opprobrium: vilification, abuse, vituperation, condemnation, criticism, censure, denunciation, defamation, denigration, castigation, disparagement, obloquy, derogation, slander, calumny, execration, lambasting, bad press, invective, libel, character assassination; informal flak, mudslinging, bad-mouthing, tongue-lashing; formal excoriation; archaic contumely; rare objurgation. ANTONYMS praise. 2 the opprobrium of being associated with thugs: disgrace, shame, dishonor, stigma, humiliation, discredit, loss of face, ignominy, obloquy, disrepute, infamy, notoriety, scandal; rare disesteem. ANTONYMS honor.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

opprobrium

opprobrium noun 1 the government endured months of opprobrium: vilification, abuse, vituperation, condemnation, criticism, censure, castigation, denunciation, defamation, denigration, disparagement, obloquy, derogation, slander, revilement, reviling, calumny, calumniation, execration, excoriation, lambasting, upbraiding, bad press, character assassination, attack, invective, libel, insults, aspersions; informal flak, mud-slinging, bad-mouthing, tongue-lashing; Brit. informal stick, verbal, slagging off; archaic contumely; rare animadversion, objurgation. ANTONYMS praise. 2 the opprobrium of being associated with gangsters and thugs: disgrace, shame, dishonour, discredit, stigma, humiliation, loss of face, ignominy, odium, obloquy, disfavour, disrepute, ill repute, infamy, notoriety, scandal, stain; rare disesteem. ANTONYMS honour.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

opprobrium

op pro bri um /əpróʊbriəm /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠(特定の行為に対する )公然たる非難, 憎悪 .