opprobrium
/əˈprəʊbriəm/noun
उच्चारण अप्रोब्रिअम
कड़ी निंदा, सार्वजनिक लांछन, तिरस्कार
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[U] formal
severe criticism and public disgrace, especially from a large number of people
कड़ी निंदा, सार्वजनिक लांछन, तिरस्कार
- The minister faced public opprobrium after the paper leak.
- His remark earned him the opprobrium of the whole community.
- The company faced public opprobrium for dumping waste into the river.
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- Cheating in the exam brought him nothing but opprobrium from his classmates.
- She endured years of opprobrium before the facts finally cleared her name.
Synonyms condemnation censure disgrace scorn vilification
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AaSpelling
op·pro·bri·um
Double p and -brium (not 'oprobrium' or 'opprobium'); from the Latin for 'reproach'.
दो p और अंत में -brium ('oprobrium' या 'opprobium' गलत है); Latin में 'भर्त्सना' से।
?Which word?
Keep the disgrace words together: opprobrium, ignominy, obloquy, infamy, disgrace.
लांछन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: opprobrium, ignominy, obloquy, infamy, disgrace।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective opprobrious means abusive: 'opprobrious language'.
Adjective opprobrious का अर्थ 'अपमानजनक' है: 'opprobrious language'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Public opprobrium, heap opprobrium on.
Collocations: public opprobrium (सार्वजनिक निंदा या अपमान), heap opprobrium on (किसी पर तीखी निंदा की बौछार करना)।