opprobrium

public disgrace, scorn, or reproach

Roots

  • ob-: against, toward, or in the way
  • probr: disgrace, reproach, or public shame

Other words with the ob- root

  • obdurate: stubbornly resistant
  • obsequious: overly eager to please
  • obstacle: something that stands in the way
  • obstinate: stubbornly refusing to change
  • obviate: to make unnecessary by preventing or removing the need
  • offer: to present or give for consideration

Opprobrium is blame made public enough to stain a name.

The official resigned under the opprobrium that followed the leaked messages.

Probrum carries disgrace or reproach. Opprobrium is not private disappointment; it is social blame with weight, the kind that clings to reputation.

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