Friday, September 20, 2013

Thesaurus Thursday: "Obloquy."

Hi everyone!  Today's word is "obloquy," a noun meaning strong, public verbal criticism or abuse, or public disgrace.

Local news reporters attacked her character, and she endured months of obloquy during the trial before solid evidence proved her innocence.

I would put a picture here to visually demonstrate "obloquy," but there are too many tabloids to choose from.

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