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obloquies
1
a false charge or a deliberately harmful misrepresentation of someone's words, actions, or character, intended to damage their reputation
- The politician sued over the obloquy spread in the rival's campaign ads.
- Social media can magnify obloquy, turning small disputes into public scandals.
- The biography rejected the obloquy that had surrounded the writer's later years.
- She endured years of obloquy from gossip and malicious rumors.
- The court found the article's obloquy to be both unfounded and damaging.
2
a condition of public shame or disgrace brought on by widespread verbal abuse or condemnation
- The collapse of the bridge left the construction firm in lasting obloquy.
- He lived in obloquy after his role in the failed peace negotiations.
- The team's unethical tactics brought obloquy from fans and officials alike.
- Historical leaders can be remembered with both honor and obloquy.
- The company struggled to rebuild its image after years of obloquy over labor practices.
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