opprobrium
Meaning
- (archaic, countable) A cause, object, or situation of disgrace or shame.
- (countable, uncountable) Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.
- (countable, uncountable) Scornful contempt or reproach; (countable) an instance of this.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) Behaviour which is disgraceful or shameful.
Synonyms
Translations
opprobre
obbrobrio
αίσχος
oprobio
Schande
oprobiPronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɹəʊ.bɹɪ.əm/
Etymology
In summary
PIE word *h₁epi Learned borrowing from Latin opprobrium, obprobrium (“a reproach, a taunt; disgrace, shame; dishonour; scandal”, noun), from opprobrō, obprobrō (“to reproach, upbraid; to taunt”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). Opprobrō, obprobrō are derived from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against’) + probrum (“disgrace, shame; abuse, insult”, noun) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”) + *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”), in the sense of something brought up to reproach a person). The plural form opprobria is borrowed from Latin opprobria. Cognates * French opprobre * Italian obbrobrio * Portuguese ouprobio (obsolete), opróbrio * Spanish oprobrio (obsolete), oprobio
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