Words / C2

OBL-uh-kwee/ˈɒbləkwi/

Obloquy is strong public criticism, or the disgrace that follows it (formal): heap obloquy on, public obloquy. Criticism (already in the dictionary) is everyday and wider; opprobrium (already in the dictionary) is the close twin for shame after a scandal. A logo does not buy silence. Do not treat a fair audit as obloquy to dodge the appendix.

Meaning

Strong public criticism, or the disgrace that follows it (formal).

Examples

• “Obloquy over the empty n is not repaired by a logo.”
• “Criticism is everyday (already in the dictionary). Opprobrium is public shame (already in C2). Infamy is lasting bad fame. A finding in the minutes is not a mob. A brand film does not cancel an empty cell. Name the n; the headlines will follow or they will not.”

Good to know

Public disgrace; violent criticism. Everyday: criticism. Close: opprobrium (already in C2). A logo is not a defence.

Near in meaning

criticism

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