Obloquy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state of disgrace resulting from public abuse

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːbləkwi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒbləkwˌɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒbləkwˌɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːbləkwi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

opprobrium calumny hatchet job traducement defamation calumniation

Word Forms

defame	verb	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
calumnious	adjective	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
calumniate	verb	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
traduce	verb	speak unfavorably about

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmach

Zustand der Schande, der aus öffentlichen Misshandlungen resultiert

🇫🇷French

opprobre

état de disgrâce résultant d'un abus public

🇪🇸Spanish

deshonra

estado de desgracia resultante del abuso público

🇮🇹Italian

obloquia

stato di disgrazia conseguente ad abusi pubblici

🇳🇱Dutch

schande

staat van schande als gevolg van publieke mishandeling

🇵🇹Portuguese

descrédito

estado de desgraça resultante de abuso público

🇷🇺Russian

ругань

состояние позора в результате публичного насилия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपमान

सार्वजनिक दुर्व्यवहार से उत्पन्न अपमान की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

তিরস্কার

পাবলিক লাঞ্ছনার ফলে অসম্মানের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

சாய்வான

பொது துஷ்பிரயோகத்தின் விளைவாக அவமானகரமான நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డగోలుగా

ప్రజా దుర్వినియోగం ఫలితంగా అవమానకరమైన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

सार्वजनिक गैरवर्तनामुळे होणारी अपमानाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

જાહેર દુર્વ્યવહારના પરિણામે બદનામની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓರೆಯಾದ

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ನಿಂದನೆಯ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಅವಮಾನದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരിഞ്ഞത്

പൊതു ദുരുപയോഗത്തിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി അപമാനകരമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ

ਜਨਤਕ ਦੁਰਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਬਦਨਾਮੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مبہم

عوامی بدسلوکی کے نتیجے میں بدنامی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漫骂

公众虐待造成的耻辱

🇯🇵Japanese

斜に構えた

公の場での虐待によって引き起こされる屈辱的な状態

🇰🇷Korean

악평

공공 학대로 인한 치욕 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời nói xiên

tình trạng ô nhục do lạm dụng công cộng

🇹🇭Thai

อ้อม

ความอัปยศอดสูอันเกิดจากการข่มเหงสาธารณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghinaan

keadaan tercela akibat pelecehan publik

🇲🇾Malay

serong

keadaan terhina akibat penderaan awam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منحرف

حالة العار الناجمة عن سوء المعاملة العامة

🇮🇷Persian

مبهم

وضعیت ننگین ناشی از سوء استفاده عمومی

🇹🇷Turkish

karalama

kamusal istismardan kaynaklanan rezalet durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אלכסוני

מצב של קלון הנובע מהתעללות ציבורית

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