Noun: obloquy (obloquies) ó-blu-kwee
- State of disgrace resulting from public abuse
"The disgraced CEO faced obloquy from former employees and shareholders";
- opprobrium
- A false accusation of an offence or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
"The journalist was sued for obloquy after publishing unverified claims";
- defamation, calumny, calumniation, traducement, hatchet job
Derived forms: obloquies
Type of: depreciation, derogation, disgrace, disparagement, ignominy, shame
Encyclopedia: Obloquy