obloquy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
noun a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

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

I am very much offended at his scandalizing words and contumelious obloquy. — Gargantua and Pantagruel, François Rabelais
Obloquy. A speaking against; language that casts contempt on men and their actions. — Orthography : $b as outlined in the state course of study for Illinois : seventh and eighth years, Elmer W. (Elmer Warren) Cavins
Persis recognized the intended obloquy, and beamed in answer: "Willie is a duck of a husband. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes

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