obloquy
noun
[ ˈɒbləkwi ]
• strong public condemnation.
• "he endured years of contempt and obloquy"
Similar:
vilification,
opprobrium,
vituperation,
condemnation,
castigation,
denunciation,
abuse,
criticism,
censure,
flak,
defamation,
denigration,
disparagement,
derogation,
slander,
revilement,
reviling,
calumny,
calumniation,
execration,
excoriation,
lambasting,
upbraiding,
bad press,
character assassination,
attack,
invective,
libel,
insults,
aspersions,
mud-slinging,
bad-mouthing,
tongue-lashing,
stick,
verbal,
slagging off,
contumely,
animadversion,
objurgation,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin obloquium ‘contradiction’, from Latin obloqui, from ob- ‘against’ + loqui ‘speak’.
