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opprobrium

[uh-proh-bree-uhm] / əˈproʊ bri əm /


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The opprobrium that ensued in the course of a shamelessly one-sided trial shredded their reputations, cost them their jobs and led to an incurable banishment from public life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For that reason, I’m constantly amazed and grateful, given that this column relies on people sharing their stories and risking opprobrium from strangers by asking for advice.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Aside from any perceived domestic morale boost, however, some observers questioned whether the pager blasts would ultimately backfire, earning Israel yet more international opprobrium and setting the stage for retaliation by Hezbollah.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

Yet OpenAI’s reportedly aggressive actions in courting ScarJo’s voice and then pressing ahead without her consent have invited a new level of public opprobrium against the otherwise popular app-maker.

From Slate • May 21, 2024

But she refrained from putting her idea into execution as she recalled the almost savage fashion in which he had hurled opprobrium at her.

From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard




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