Definitions for: Obloquy


[n] a malicious attack
[n] state of disgrace resulting from public abuse



Webster (1913) Definition: Ob"lo*quy ([o^]b"l[-o]*kw[y^]), n. [L. obloquium, fr.
obloqui. See Oblocutor.]
1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that
casts contempt on men or their actions; blame;
reprehension.

Shall names that made your city the glory of the
earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction?
--Addison.

2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] --Shak.

Syn: Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying;
reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.

Synonyms: calumny, defamation, hatchet job, opprobrium, traducement

See Also: assassination, character assassination, depreciation, derogation, disgrace, disparagement, epithet, ignominy, libel, malignment, name, name calling, names, shame, slander, smear, vilification

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