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单词 opprobrium
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
op•pro•bri•um /əˈproʊbriəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. disgrace or reproach brought on by shameful conduct.
  2. the cause of such disgrace or reproach.
  3. criticism;
    reproach;
    scorn.
See -prob-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
op•pro•bri•um  (ə prōbrē əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful;
    infamy.
  2. a cause or object of such disgrace or reproach.
  • Latin: reproach, equivalent. to op- op- + probr(um) infamy, disgrace + -ium -ium
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
opprobrium /əˈprəʊbrɪəm/ n
  1. the state of being abused or scornfully criticized
  2. reproach or censure
  3. a cause of disgrace or ignominy
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ob- against + probrum a shameful act
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