OPPROBRIUM


Meaning of OPPROBRIUM in English

/euh proh"bree euhm/ , n.

1. the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.

2. a cause or object of such disgrace or reproach.

[ 1650-60; op- OP- + probr ( um ) infamy, disgrace + -ium -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .