obloquy Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
opprobrium.
noun a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
defamation; hatchet job; calumniation; traducement; calumny.

L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See Oblocutor.

Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
Shall names that made yuor city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction? Addison.
Cause of reproach; disgrace. Obs. Shak. Syn. -- Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.