Opprobrious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

expressing offensive reproach

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɑːpɹˈɑːbɹiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒpɹˈɒbɹiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒpɹˈɒbɹiəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɑːpɹˈɑːbɹiəs/.

Examples

Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands
an ignominious retreat
inglorious defeat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shameful scurrilous black disgraceful inglorious ignominious abusive

Parts of Speech

adjective	expressing offensive reproach
adjective	(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson “Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”

Word Forms

abuse	verb	use foul or abusive language towards
scurrility	noun	foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
disgracefulness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
ignominy	noun	a state of dishonor
ignominiousness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
opprobrium	noun	a state of extreme dishonor; - F.D.Roosevelt
shamefulness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abscheulich

beleidigende Vorwürfe äußern

🇫🇷French

opprobre

exprimer des reproches offensants

🇪🇸Spanish

oprobioso

expresando reproche ofensivo

🇮🇹Italian

obbrobrioso

esprimere un rimprovero offensivo

🇳🇱Dutch

schandelijk

het uiten van beledigende verwijten

🇵🇹Portuguese

infame

expressando reprovação ofensiva

🇷🇺Russian

оскорбительный

высказывая оскорбительный упрек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपमानजनक

आपत्तिजनक निंदा व्यक्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আপত্তিকর

আপত্তিকর তিরস্কার প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முரண்பாடான

அவமானகரமான கண்டனத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అభ్యంతరకరమైన

అభ్యంతరకరమైన నిందను వ్యక్తం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमानकारक

आक्षेपार्ह निंदा व्यक्त करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાનજનક

અપમાનજનક નિંદા વ્યક્ત કરવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಾರ್ಹ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ನಿಂದನೆಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്ഷേപകരമായ

കുറ്റകരമായ നിന്ദ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਬਦਨਾਮੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگوار

جارحانہ ملامت کا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可耻

表达攻击性的责备

🇯🇵Japanese

不快な

攻撃的な非難を表明する

🇰🇷Korean

불쾌한

공격적인 비난을 표현하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phản cảm

bày tỏ sự khiển trách xúc phạm

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารังเกียจ

แสดงออกถึงการดูหมิ่นเหยียดหยาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg menghinakan

mengungkapkan celaan ofensif

🇵🇭Filipino

kasuklam-suklam

pagpapahayag ng nakakasakit na panunumbat

🇲🇾Malay

menghina

menyatakan celaan yang menyinggung perasaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعج

التعبير عن اللوم الهجومي

🇮🇷Persian

ناپسند

ابراز سرزنش توهین آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

aşağılayıcı

saldırgan suçlamayı ifade etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

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