Category:Obloquy

Ob"lo*quy, n. Etym: [l. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See oblocutor.]

1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts Contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. Shall names that made yuor city the glory of the earth be mentioned With obloquy and detraction addison.

2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [obs.] Shak.

Syn. -- reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; Calumny; slander; detraction.