obloquy
/ˈɒbləˌkwi/ · ob·lo·quy
noun
- Abusive or scandalous language directed at a person or group. The politician endured a torrent of obloquy after the scandal broke.
- Public disgrace or shame resulting from such language. His reputation fell into obobloquy following the leaked documents.
- A false or malicious accusation; harmful rumors. She fought to clear her name of the obloquy that had spread through the office.
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Did you know? William Shakespeare used the word ‘obloquy’ in his tragedy *Coriolanus* (1608), highlighting its longstanding literary presence.