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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 policies pursued by the Islamic Republic in the 1990s—the death fatwa against Salman Rushdie and attempts to kill his associates, the terror bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina—gained it nothing but opprobrium.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Govan and Zumthor, who until now has never built a building in the US, inspired years of pearl clutching in Los Angeles over the development—one art critic even earned a Pulitzer Prize for his opprobrium.
—Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
The post was deleted after other commenters were more pointed in their opprobrium.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
In the summer of 2024, UNICEF’s representative in Congo suggested that 361,000 children might be laboring in mines in southern Congo, though this number seems implausibly high and drew quick opprobrium from Congolese NGOs that work on the issue.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Govan and Zumthor, who until now has never built a building in the US, inspired years of pearl clutching in Los Angeles over the development—one art critic even earned a Pulitzer Prize for his opprobrium.
—Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
The post was deleted after other commenters were more pointed in their opprobrium.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
In the summer of 2024, UNICEF’s representative in Congo suggested that 361,000 children might be laboring in mines in southern Congo, though this number seems implausibly high and drew quick opprobrium from Congolese NGOs that work on the issue.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrium
Noun
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The Christian rock band the Newsboys and their co-founder Wes Campbell have filed a wide-ranging lawsuit in the wake of scandals that brought their career to a halt.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, Priestly’s magazine gets embroiled in a sweatshop scandal that does a number on their PR.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Both Paul, a star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives whose bid at The Bachelorette ended in controversy and disgrace, and Mortensen had asked for restraining orders from one another.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Former congressmen Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, and Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, may have left the House in disgrace -- but taxpayers are still set to contribute tens of thousands of dollars to their pensions.—
Anna Liss-Roy The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s a shame, particularly in an entertainment landscape dominated by recycled IP.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Even when precautions were necessary, presidents once felt shame about their distance from the people.—
Neil Flanagan,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Find something else to illustrate your contempt, not this image.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Which is why Aunt Vidala’s struggle to conceal her contempt for Aunt Lydia has been difficult to understand.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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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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Yet, Hendry voiced no sympathy for Brown’s false arrest, humiliation and psychological trauma.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Will the humiliation never end?—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Opprobrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrium. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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