[op.pro.bri.um] n [L, fr. opprobrare to reproach, fr. ob in the way of + probrum reproach; akin to L pro forward and to L ferre to carry, bring--more at ob-, for, bear] (1656) 1: something that brings disgrace
2. a: public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious b: contempt, reproach