n.
Pronunciation: ' ä-bl ə -kw ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -quies
Etymology: Middle English obloquie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin obloquium, from obloqui to speak against, from ob- against + loqui to speak
Date: 15th century
1 : a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
2 : the condition of one that is discredited : bad repute
synonyms see ABUSE