"opprobriation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: opprobriations [plural]
Etymology: Compare opprobrium, -ation. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} opprobriation (countable and uncountable, plural opprobriations)
  1. (rare, literary) Scornful reproach or disapproval; opprobrium. Tags: countable, literary, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-opprobriation-en-noun-vH11saVK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1776, Richard-John Tetlow, An Impartial Sentimental Letter:",
          "text": "but, under the present circumstances, all clamours and opprobriations against them are futile, vague, and ill-grounded.",
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          "ref": "1943, Educational Leadership, volume 1, page 158:",
          "text": "Not often does a course bring the opprobriation of all factions upon itself. But, in spite of this, it remained on the curriculum.",
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          "ref": "1964, Hubbard Taylor Buckner, Deviant-group Organizations, page 114:",
          "text": "The very words used by the Burman to name the Karen are terms of opprobriation. The Karen were variously called \"wild cattle of the hills\" or \"wild men.\"",
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