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opprobrium
opprobrium definition
op·pro·brium (ə prō′brē əm)
noun
- the disgrace or infamy attached to conduct viewed as grossly shameful
- anything bringing shame or disgrace
- reproachful contempt for something regarded as inferior
Etymology: L < opprobrare, to reproach < ob- (see ob-) + probrum, a disgrace < pro- (see pro-) + *bhrom < base of ferre, bear, formed after Gr propherein, to bring forward, allege, reproach
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