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obloquy

ob·lo·quy

UK/ˈɒbləˌkwi/ US/ˈɔːbləˌkwi/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

state of disgrace resulting from public abuse

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Origin

From Late Latin obloquium (“contradiction”), from Latin obloquor (“speak against, contradict”).

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