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opprobriation

opprobriation noun: scornful reproach or disapproval; opprobrium.

Noun

opprobriation (countable and uncountable, plural opprobriations)

  1. (literary, rare) Scornful reproach or disapproval; opprobrium.
    • but, under the present circumstances, all clamours and opprobriations against them are futile, vague, and ill-grounded.1776, Richard-John Tetlow, An Impartial Sentimental Letter
    • Not often does a course bring the opprobriation of all factions upon itself. But, in spite of this, it remained on the curriculum.1943, Educational Leadership, volume 1, page 158

Forms of opprobriation

pluralopprobriations

Origin of opprobriation

Compare opprobrium, -ation.

Questions about opprobriation

What does opprobriation mean?
Opprobriation means scornful reproach or disapproval; opprobrium.
What part of speech is opprobriation?
Opprobriation is a noun.
What is the plural of opprobriation?
The plural of opprobriation is opprobriations.

Words near opprobriation in the dictionary

  1. opprobria
  2. opprobriate
  3. opprobriated
  4. opprobriates
  5. opprobriating
  6. opprobriation
  7. opprobrie
  8. opprobries
  9. opprobrious
  10. opprobriously
  11. opprobriousness

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