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Economic distress, political pressure, and social obloquy already drive us from our homes and from our graves. The Jews are already constantly shifting from place to place.
Theodor Herzl

Meaning of "obloquy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBLOQUY

From Latin obloquium contradiction, from ob- against + loquī to speak.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OBLOQUY

obloquy  [ˈɒbləkwɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBLOQUY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obloquy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OBLOQUY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obloquy in the English dictionary

The definition of obloquy in the dictionary is defamatory or censorious statements, esp when directed against one person. Other definition of obloquy is disgrace brought about by public abuse.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBLOQUY


colloquy
ˈkɒləkwɪ
dulciloquy
dʌlˈsɪləkwɪ
filioque
ˌfɪlɪˈəʊkwɪ
multiloquy
mʌlˈtɪləkwɪ
pectoriloquy
ˌpɛktəˈrɪləkwɪ
soliloquy
səˈlɪləkwɪ
somniloquy
sɒmˈnɪləkwɪ
usque
ˈʌskwɪ
ventriloquy
vɛnˈtrɪləkwɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBLOQUY

obliqueness
obliquid
obliquities
obliquitous
obliquity
obliquity of the ecliptic
obliterate
obliteration
obliterative
obliterator
oblivion
oblivious
obliviously
obliviousness
obliviscence
oblong
oblongly
obloquial
obloquies
obmutescence

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBLOQUY

appuy
bad guy
bulk-buy
buy
cliquy
exequy
fall guy
guy
impulse buy
obsequy
overbuy
prebuy
puy
rebuy
Tanguy
tough guy
underbuy
uy
Van Rompuy
wise guy

Synonyms and antonyms of obloquy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBLOQUY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «obloquy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of obloquy

Translation of «obloquy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBLOQUY

Find out the translation of obloquy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obloquy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obloquy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漫骂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obloquy
570 millions of speakers

English

obloquy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Obloquy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obloquy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবমাননাকর ভাষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

opprobre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obloquy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmach
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不面目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악평
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obloquy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gièm pha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவதூறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Obloquy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötüleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calunnia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obloquy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Obloquy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înfierare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσφήμηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obloquy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obloquy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obloquy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBLOQUY»

The term «obloquy» is regularly used and occupies the 88.322 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBLOQUY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obloquy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obloquy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obloquy

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QUOTES WITH «OBLOQUY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obloquy.
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Theodor Herzl
Economic distress, political pressure, and social obloquy already drive us from our homes and from our graves. The Jews are already constantly shifting from place to place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBLOQUY»

Discover the use of obloquy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obloquy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Memoir Exhibiting the Unmerited Causes of Reprobation and ...
only been totally forgotten a.nd'lost; but "I have been doomed to a 'miserably inactive life of wretched obscurity; not by the misrepre'sentations and obloquy of the Burgesses of Warwick, but by those, who, lost to every sense of grateful, ...
J. Vancouver, 1825
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A dictionary of the Bengalee language. 2 vols. [in 3. Vol. 1 ...
(from sr-tfrtfs, disgrace, and f^Ttf*. causing to ceatr), pull ins a stop to obloquy or disgrace. SatJtr3f%Tt?3?( a. (from surrtfs, disgrace, and frttj*, preventing), preventing obloquy or disgrace. •utrtfsfsiTttH, *. (from SMtrlfs, disgrace, and f%T^ =(, ...
William Carey, 1825
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A Dictionary of the Bengala Language: In which the Words are ...
(from surrtfr, disgrace, and fnrtf*, <ran»- 'o eeow), putting a stop to obloquy or disgrace. •Mtj-troftrtjnj, a. from sr*rrif3, disgrace, and f^Tts*, preventing), preventing obloquy or disgrace. »*irtf3f%Tt?M, *. (from SMtltfj, disgrace, and ptTfaci, ...
William Carey, 1825
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A dictionary of the Bengalee language: in which the words ...
in which the words are traced to their origin and their various meanings given William Carey. l'il'.' WWI, a. 'l'rom Ullrlfi, disgrace, and F1111, causing to cease), putting a stop to obloquy or disgrace.
William Carey, 1825
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
OBLOQUY. n.f. [obloquor, Lat.] 1. Censorious speech ; blame ; fl.inder ; reproach. — Moderation hath freed us from being deservedly subj ject unto that bitter kind of obloquy, whereby we might be upbraided. Hooker. — Here new aspersions ...
‎1816
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
Moderation hath freed u« from being deservedly subject u!ito that bitter kind of obloquy, whereby we might be upbraided. Hooker. — Here new aspersions, with new obloquies, Arc laid on old deserts. Daniel's Civil IVar. Canst thou with impious ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
The state of being oblong. (1.) * OBLOQUY. n.J. [obloquor, La'..] 1. Censorious speech ; blame ; flander ; reprosch. — Moderation hath freed us from being deservedly subj jest unto that bitter kind of obloquy, whereby we might be upbraided.
‎1816
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order
REPROACH, CONTUMELY, OBLOQUY. REPROACH, '0. To blame. CONTUMELY, from contumeo, that is, contra tumeo, signifies to swell up against. OBLOQUY, from ob and loquor, signifies speaking against or to the dis aragement of.
George Crabb, 1816
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
OBLOQUY, from ob and loquor, signifies speaking against or to the dis' paragement of. he idea of contemptuous or angry treatment of others is common to all these terms; but. reproach is the general, contumely and oblaquy are the particular ...
George Crabb, 1818
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English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
Tlie idea of contf mptuous or angry treatment of others is common lo all these terms; but reproach is lite general, cvntunuly and obloquy aie the particular terms. HepruacJk is either deserved or undeserved ; the name of Puritan Is applied as a  ...
George Crabb, 1851

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBLOQUY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obloquy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is the Supreme Court headed for Bush v. Gore?
About a month ago, the Supreme Court closed out its term in a blaze of nonpartisan glory. Or nonpartisan obloquy, depending on one's reaction ... «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»
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Is the Supreme Court headed for 'Bush v. Gore' II?
About a month ago, the Supreme Court closed out its term in a blaze of nonpartisan glory. Or nonpartisan obloquy, depending on one's reaction ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Heron Lake Watershed District administrator files suit against board …
... shame, contempt, ridicule, disgrace and obloquy. Further, the suit alleges Hartman's conduct is “extreme and outrageous in that it is atrocious ... «Worthington Daily Globe, Jul 15»
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I'm not greedy, I'm just tidy
And beneath this current of obloquy there will lurk another, an unspoken undertow of darker thoughts which can only be uttered on a ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Troll blazer!
... of tennis at SW19, the social media was set ablaze with obloquy pointed at the tennis stars with trolls doing rounds on Facebook and Twitter. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
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Preparing Ourselves for a Test of the Peoples' Will
... danger that the (UK) Parliament will run the risk of public obloquy by using (privilege) to stifle public criticism.' Indeed, in 1986, the Parliament ... «Sri Lanka Guardian, Jul 15»
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Musings: It's all about love…
... those pertaining to sexuality, would be further justified in this regard and would have served to sanitise any perception of moral obloquy. «Barbados Advocate, Jul 15»
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Najib owes it to Malaysians to disclose unequivocal truth about 1MDB
... currency, burden of higher living cost, and signs of rising religious conservatism and intense politicking have turned the air thick with obloquy. «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
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Randall Balmer: The War on Tenure
Some academics invite popular obloquy by their imperious deportment, and many refuse to communicate beyond a very tight circle of ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
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Maintaining the humanity of the public square
In the days of Mabo, I know that Frank endured great obloquy. I was visiting the family of a boarder up in the top of Cape York at that time, and ... «Eureka Street, Jun 15»

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