What is another word for obloquy?
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɒbləkwˌɪ], [ ˈɒbləkwˌɪ], [ ˈɒ_b_l_ə_k_w_ˌɪ]
Synonyms for Obloquy:
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- Bashing ,
- barrage ,
- disapproval ,
- mud ,
- recrimination ,
- uproar .
- bad mouthings ,
- bad-mouthings ,
- badmouthings ,
- hosings ,
- kicking arounds ,
- knifings ,
- pushing arounds ,
- signifyings ,
- up braiding ,
- up braidings ,
- up-braiding ,
- up-braidings ,
- upbraidings .
- ex communication ,
- ex communications ,
- ex-communication ,
- ex-communications ,
- threat punishment ,
- threatenings .
- blasphemings ,
- cuss words ,
- cussings ,
- damnings ,
- dirty names ,
- four letter word ,
- fourletter word ,
- male diction ,
- male dictions ,
- male-diction ,
- male-dictions ,
- malisons ,
- no no ,
- no no's ,
- no nos ,
- nono ,
- nono's ,
- nonos ,
- objurations .
- cheap shots ,
- dirty laundries ,
- low down dirties ,
- low down dirty ,
- low-down dirties ,
- lowdown dirties ,
- lowdown dirty ,
- slap face .
- dis courtesies ,
- dis courtesy ,
- dis honor ,
- dis honors ,
- dis-courtesies ,
- dis-courtesy ,
- dis-honor ,
- dis-honors ,
- out rages ,
- out-rage ,
- out-rages .
- de spite ,
- de spites ,
- de-spite ,
- de-spites ,
- despites ,
- disdainfulnesses ,
- in civilities ,
- in civility ,
- in-civilities ,
- in-civility ,
- un pleasantries ,
- un pleasantry ,
- un-pleasantries ,
- un-pleasantry .
- cock and bull story ,
- in veracities ,
- in veracity ,
- in-veracities ,
- in-veracity ,
- un truth ,
- un truths ,
- un-truth ,
- un-truths .
- dis honesties ,
- dis honesty ,
- dis information ,
- dis informations ,
- dis-honesties ,
- dis-honesty ,
- dis-information ,
- dis-informations ,
- disinformations ,
- fraudulences ,
- hyper bole ,
- hyper boles ,
- hyper-bole ,
- hyper-boles ,
- in accuracies ,
- in accuracy ,
- in-accuracies ,
- in-accuracy ,
- mis representation ,
- mis representations ,
- mis statement ,
- mis statements ,
- mis-representation ,
- mis-statements ,
- tall stories .
Other synonyms:
- Reviling ,
- bad name ,
- bad odor ,
- billingsgate ,
- disgrace ,
- ill repute ,
- lie ,
- revilement ,
- scurrilousness .
- shame .
Other relevant words:
- Abjectness ,
- Backbiting ,
- Blackguardism ,
- Calumniation ,
- Captiousness ,
- Dedecoration ,
- Depluming ,
- Discommendation ,
- Displuming ,
- HIT ,
- Hypercriticism ,
- Ignobility ,
- Infamousness ,
- Ingloriousness ,
- Inveracity ,
- Maligning ,
- Obtrectation ,
- Reproachfulness ,
- Scandalum magnatum ,
- Shaming ,
- abasement ,
- abuse ,
- accusation ,
- adverse criticism ,
- affront ,
- allegation ,
- animadversion ,
- aspersion ,
- assassination ,
- attaint ,
- bad notices ,
- bad press ,
- bad repute ,
- belittlement ,
- berating ,
- black list ,
- blemish ,
- blot ,
- boo ,
- calumny ,
- carping ,
- catcall ,
- cavil ,
- caviling ,
- censoriousness ,
- censure ,
- chide ,
- condemnation ,
- contempt ,
- criticism ,
- curse ,
- damage ,
- debasement ,
- degradation ,
- demean ,
- demotion ,
- denigration ,
- denunciation ,
- deprecation ,
- depreciation ,
- derision ,
- derogation ,
- detraction ,
- disapprobation ,
- discourtesy ,
- discredit ,
- disdain ,
- disesteem ,
- disfavor ,
- disfavour ,
- dishonour ,
- disparagement ,
- dispraise ,
- disrespect ,
- embarrassment ,
- epithet ,
- evil-speaking ,
- exception ,
- execration ,
- faultfinding ,
- flak ,
- fulmination ,
- gibe ,
- hairsplitting ,
- hiss ,
- hoot ,
- humbling ,
- ignominiousness ,
- ill fame ,
- imprecation ,
- imputation ,
- indignity ,
- infamy ,
- injury ,
- insult ,
- irreverence ,
- jeer ,
- jibe ,
- judgment ,
- knock ,
- libel ,
- loss of face ,
- loss of honor ,
- malediction ,
- misrepresentation ,
- mortification ,
- nagging ,
- niggle ,
- niggling ,
- nit ,
- nit-picking ,
- nitpicking ,
- notoriety ,
- notoriousness ,
- objection ,
- objurgation ,
- offence ,
- ostracism ,
- outrage ,
- pestering ,
- pettifogging ,
- priggishness ,
- quibble ,
- quibbling ,
- rap ,
- ravish ,
- reflection ,
- reprehension ,
- reproach ,
- reprobation ,
- ridicule ,
- scandal ,
- scolding ,
- scorn ,
- slam ,
- slander ,
- slap ,
- slight ,
- slur ,
- smear ,
- snub ,
- stain ,
- stigma ,
- strict ,
- swipe ,
- taking exception ,
- taunt ,
- tongue-lashing ,
- upbraiding ,
- vilification ,
- vilify ,
- vitiation ,
- vitriol .
- Malison ,
- Objuration ,
- Unpleasantries ,
- Unpleasantry ,
- backhanded compliment ,
- cattiness ,
- cheap shot ,
- cursings ,
- cuss word ,
- defamation ,
- dirty dig ,
- dirty laundry ,
- dirty linen ,
- dirty name ,
- disbarment ,
- disdainfulness ,
- disinformation ,
- fable ,
- falseness ,
- falsification ,
- falsifications ,
- fraudulence ,
- gossip ,
- hosing ,
- idle rumor ,
- ill-repute ,
- ink ,
- inks ,
- jeremiad ,
- kicking around ,
- low-down dirty ,
- malicious statement ,
- mis-statement ,
- misstatement ,
- naughty word ,
- naughty words ,
- no-no ,
- no-no's ,
- no-nos ,
- obscenity ,
- opprobrium ,
- perjury ,
- pollution ,
- potshot ,
- potshots ,
- pushing around ,
- put-down ,
- putdown ,
- quinine ,
- quinines ,
- renowns ,
- sacrilege ,
- scorcher ,
- scorchers ,
- shamefulness ,
- skeleton in closet ,
- slap in face ,
- slap in the face ,
- slap the face ,
- smearings ,
- spite ,
- spitefulness ,
- stigmatization ,
- take-down ,
- takedown ,
- takedowns ,
- tall story ,
- threat of punishment ,
- traducement ,
- upbraidment ,
- verbal abuse ,
- whammy ,
- wises .
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How to use "Obloquy" in context?
One of the most shameful things that can happen to a person is to be publicly vilified. This word, obloquy, comes from the Latin word for "attack." Obloquy can describe any kind of attack, including public criticism, slander, and defamation. When a person is the target of obloquy, it can feel like a personal attack. Obloquy can be a very wounding experience. The victim may feel ashamed and embarrassed, and may even feel like they are a target for everyone's ridicule. Obloquy can have a devastating impact on a person's reputation.
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