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opprobrium
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opprobrium
(noun)
opprobrium
/ə
ˈ
proʊbrijəm/
noun
opprobrium
/ə
ˈ
proʊbrijəm/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of OPPROBRIUM
[
noncount
]
formal
:
very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing especially by a large number of people
They're going ahead with the plan despite public
opprobrium
.
a group of critics who use “romanticism” as a
term of opprobrium
[=a word that is used to show disapproval]
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