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[Noun] | "op*pro*bri*um" | \ ə-ˈprō-brē-əm \
1: something that brings disgrace
2: public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious
3: contempt, reproach
Origin: 1647 ;
Borrowed from Latin, derivative (with -ium, deverbal suffix of function or state) of opprobrāre "to bring up as a reproach," from ob- {see: |ob-|ob-} + -probrāre, verbal derivative of probrum "reproach, insult, disgrace," probably noun derivative of *pro-fro- "brought up against someone (as a reproach)," going back to Indo-European *pro-bhr-o, from *pro- "before" + *bhr-, ablaut grade of *bher- "carry, bring" {mat|for:1|for:1}, {mat|bear:2|bear:2};
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[Noun phrase] | "term of opprobrium"
1: a word that is used to show disapproval
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[Noun] | "opprobrium"
1: a cause of shame;
* e.g., " ... saw no reason why secretary should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct "
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