OPPROBRIUM


Meaning of OPPROBRIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -brē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from opprobrare to reproach, from ob in the way of + probrum reproach; akin to Latin pro forward and to Latin ferre to carry, bring — more at ob- , for , bear

Date: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.