obloquy
/ˈɒbləˌkwi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It is surprising, therefore, that this philosophy, which, in almost every instance, must be harmless and innocent, should be the subject of so much groundless reproach and obloquy."
- "Slowly her thoughts reverted to herself; the blood rushed to her brow. What would she be to-morrow? the mark for obloquy and ridicule! disgraced, and for what? to minister to the wretched vanity of one whom she loathed even more than she scorned."
- "The Territory suffered in consequence, and once more a storm of obloquy was cast upon her."
- "“Can't you understand that love without confidence is a worthless thing—and that had you trusted me I would have borne any obloquy with you.[…]”"
- "Much of this work of public repudiation is done through unglamorous politics: activism of civic groups and church organizations that educates citizens and the enactment of local policies, state laws, and other texts through which the people turn a legal ruling into an object of obloquy."
- "Her death I could have born, but the death of her honour has added obloquy and shame to that sorrow which bends my grey hairs to the dust!"
Etymology
From Middle English obloqui, obloquie, obloquy, from Middle French obloquie and its etymon Late Latin obloquium (“contradiction”), from Latin obloquor (“speak against, contradict”). By surface analysis, ob- + -loquy.