Noun: opprobrium u'prow-bree-um
- State of disgrace resulting from public abuse
"The scandal brought opprobrium upon the entire organization";
- obloquy
- A state of extreme dishonour
"the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city";
- infamy
Derived forms: opprobriums
Type of: disgrace, dishonor [US], dishonour [Brit, Cdn], ignominy, shame
Encyclopedia: Opprobrium