obloquy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: obloquy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for obloquy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obloquy n state of disgrace resulting from public abuse [syn: obloquy, opprobrium] a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions Synonym(s): defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obloquy \Ob"loquy\ ([ocr]b"l[osl]kw[ycr]), n. [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See {Oblocutor}.] 1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction? --Addison. 2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.