OBLOQUY
NOUN, A STRONGLY CONDENATORY UTTERANCE, ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, THE CONDITION OF ONE THAT IS DISCREDITED, BAD REPUTE
Such an indictment could be tantamount to a life sentence of obloquy in terms of future employment.
English speakers can choose from several synonyms to name a tongue-lashing."Abuse" is a good general term that usually stresses the anger of the speaker and the harshness of the language, as in "scathing verbal abuse." "Vituperation" often specifies fluent abuse; "a torrent of vituperation" is a typical use of this term. "Invective" implies vehemence comparable to "vituperation," but may suggest greater verbal rhetorical skill; it may also apply especially to a public denunciation, as in "blistering political invective." "Obloquy," which comes from the Late Latin ob-(meaning "against") plus loqui (meaning "to speak"), suggests defamation and consequent shame and disgrace; a typical example of its use would be "subjected to obloquy and derision."
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karen charlie and enzo
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