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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
obloquy \ob"loquy\ o^b"l-okwy^, n. l. obloquium, fr.
   obloqui. see oblocutor.
   1. censorious speech; defamatory language; language that
      casts contempt on men or their actions; blame;
      reprehension.
      1913 webster

            shall names that made your city the glory of the
            earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction?
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

   2. cause of reproach; disgrace. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   syn: reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying;
        reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.
        1913 webster
see also:
oblocutor 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
obloquy
     n 1: state of disgrace resulting from public abuse syn: opprobrium
     2: a malicious attack syn: defamation, calumny, traducement,
         hatchet job
see also:
opprobrium defamation calumny traducement hatchet job 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
69 moby thesaurus words for "obloquy":
   abuse, adverse criticism, animadversion, aspersion, bad notices,
   bad press, billingsgate, calumny, captiousness, carping, cavil,
   caviling, censoriousness, contumely, criticism, degradation,
   demotion, depluming, discredit, disesteem, dishonor, displuming,
   disrepute, exception, faultfinding, flak, hairsplitting, hit,
   home thrust, hostile criticism, hypercriticalness, hypercriticism,
   ignobility, ignominiousness, ignominy, imputation, infamousness,
   infamy, ingloriousness, invective, knock, loss of honor, nagging,
   niggle, niggling, nit, nit-picking, odium, opprobrium,
   overcriticalness, pestering, pettifogging, priggishness, quibble,
   quibbling, rap, reflection, reproachfulness, revilement,
   scurrility, shame, slam, slur, stricture, swipe, taking exception,
   trichoschistism, vilification, vituperation





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...Top Web Results for "obloquy". 27 entries found for obloquy.. Main ... obloquy. , opposition, rebuke, recrimination, remonstrance, ... ..
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obloquy. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...obloquy. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. ... obloquy.  . NOUN:. 1. Loss of or damage to one's reputation: bad name ... ..
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obloquy: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
...WordNet information about obloquy. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by ... Obscure information about obloquy. © 2005 by Michael A. Fischer http ... ..
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Dictionary.com/Word of the Day: obloquy
...Once installed in office he earned near-universal obloquy by pushing ... There he remained, weeping indignantly at her stream of obloquy, ... ..
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obloquy - definition of obloquy by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and ...
...... of obloquy. What does obloquy mean? obloquy synonyms, obloquy antonyms ... obloquy. for the mud and water into which he has ventured to plunge, ... ..
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...I am really sorry I had to close, I will miss Obloquy =[.  . *~Sophie ... OBLOQUY~*~*...SHAME. ...:CLOSING:.... I am in highschool and it's near ... ..
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Definition of obloquy - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
...obloquy. One entry found for obloquy.. Main Entry: ob·lo·quy ... For More Information on "obloquy" go to Britannica.com. Get the Top 10 ... ..
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