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as in scandal
a cause of shame
saw no reason why "secretary" should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct
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as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the opprobrium that was long attached to the convicted embezzler's name
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Recent Examples of opprobrium
The filmmaker rarely does press but his speech on Oscar night garnered plenty of column inches and drew opprobrium from more than 1,000 Jewish show business professionals who signed a letter denouncing it.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
The reaction from some prominent Trump supporters on social media to the document release, particularly the lack of new information, was swift and damning, with lots of criticism for the right-wing influencers involved — but much of the opprobrium reserved for Bondi.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Indeed, Hezbollah’s overt ties to Iran have drawn opprobrium from Lebanon’s other religious sects.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
The reaction from some prominent Trump supporters on social media to the document release, particularly the lack of new information, was swift and damning, with lots of criticism for the right-wing influencers involved — but much of the opprobrium reserved for Bondi.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Indeed, Hezbollah’s overt ties to Iran have drawn opprobrium from Lebanon’s other religious sects.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrium
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But desserts like it, ones that use gelatin and pudding mixes, were at their peak of popularity in the mid-20th century, several years before the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Holtz joined Northwestern in the fall of 2023 as an assistant to interim head coach David Braun after Pat Fitzgerald’s firing over a hazing scandal.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The lack of mathematical proficiency is a disgrace.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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That both president and country are a disgrace and everyone knows it?—
Ken Dryden,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The much bigger shame with Social Security is that it’s forced savings sans any kind of equity component.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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There’s no shame at this no-audition choir that’s teaching Angelenos to sing.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Violations would be enforceable under New York’s criminal contempt laws, ensuring accountability.—
Eric Gonzalez,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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But the contempt seems to be even louder behind closed doors.—
Jeanna Smialek,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Pashinyan had led the movement to oust Moscow’s influence in Armenia; he was now saddled with the odium of losing Karabakh on his watch.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
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By making such statements with actual malice to the public and also through social media, each of the defendants knew or should have known that their comments would be widely disseminated, exposing Judge Moore to disgrace, ridicule, odium and contempt resulting in compensatory and punitive damages.—
Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com,
al,
29 Nov. 2022
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“Opprobrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrium. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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