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as in scandal
a cause of shame
saw no reason why "secretary" should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct
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as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the opprobrium that was long attached to the convicted embezzler's name
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Recent Examples of opprobrium
That means there’s far less internal pressure to bring an end to a war that has sparked domestic protests, brought international opprobrium on Israel, and battered its economy.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Extravagant, graphic gore; not to mention public opprobrium and shame.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
Moreover, global catastrophes such as the Ukraine war and Gaza crisis have stoked inflation and public opprobrium respectively.
—Charlie Campbell / Kulim, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
The opprobrium that is now starting to stick to supersized pickup trucks has mostly ignored the humble van.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Extravagant, graphic gore; not to mention public opprobrium and shame.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
Moreover, global catastrophes such as the Ukraine war and Gaza crisis have stoked inflation and public opprobrium respectively.
—Charlie Campbell / Kulim, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
The opprobrium that is now starting to stick to supersized pickup trucks has mostly ignored the humble van.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrium
Noun
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Trump isn't the only politician to capitalize on scandal.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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The scandal led seven DOJ officials to resign, as well as four of Adams' top deputies.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Multiple clubs were sold in the aftermath, while a long list of coaches and general managers were dismissed or stepped down in disgrace.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Gascón’s disgrace has given Hollywood a rare chance to right an egregious wrong.—
Giancarlo Sopo,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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No shame in losing Breanna Stewart was one of the players who advocated for the inclusion of the single-elimination tournament in Unrivaled’s schedule.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s no shame in losing to the Mavericks, but losing to these Mavericks is brutal.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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In 1957, he was indicted by a federal grand jury on 10 counts of contempt and, after years of legal wrangling, in 1961, convicted and sentenced to a year in prison.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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The lowest score is reserved for expressions of contempt and calls for violence against one’s opponents; the highest is awarded to those treating others with dignity.—
Kellen Browning,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Pashinyan had led the movement to oust Moscow’s influence in Armenia; he was now saddled with the odium of losing Karabakh on his watch.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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By making such statements with actual malice to the public and also through social media, each of the defendants knew or should have known that their comments would be widely disseminated, exposing Judge Moore to disgrace, ridicule, odium and contempt resulting in compensatory and punitive damages.—
Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com,
al,
29 Nov. 2022
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“Opprobrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrium. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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