obloquary
To subject a person or entity to strong public criticism, verbal abuse, or disgrace. It describes the act of speaking against someone in a way that brings about their dishonor or shame.
أمثلة
3 من 5The media continued to obloquary the politician long after the scandal had faded from the headlines.
The media continued to obloquary the politician long after the scandal had faded from the headlines.
The council decided to formally obloquary the member for his repeated ethics violations.
The council decided to formally obloquary the member for his repeated ethics violations.
Don't obloquary him just because he made a mistake during the game; everyone has bad days.
Don't obloquary him just because he made a mistake during the game; everyone has bad days.
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Break it down: 'ob-' (against) + '-loqu-' (speak). To obloquary is to speak against someone until they are covered in shame.
اختبار سريع
The rival faction sought to ________ the minister in the press to ensure he would lose the upcoming election.
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الإجابة الصحيحة هي: obloquary
أمثلة
The media continued to obloquary the politician long after the scandal had faded from the headlines.
everydayThe media continued to obloquary the politician long after the scandal had faded from the headlines.
The council decided to formally obloquary the member for his repeated ethics violations.
formalThe council decided to formally obloquary the member for his repeated ethics violations.
Don't obloquary him just because he made a mistake during the game; everyone has bad days.
informalDon't obloquary him just because he made a mistake during the game; everyone has bad days.
Historians often obloquary the former regent for his perceived role in the empire's collapse.
academicHistorians often obloquary the former regent for his perceived role in the empire's collapse.
Market analysts were quick to obloquary the CEO's decision to pivot the company's strategy so late in the fiscal year.
businessMarket analysts were quick to obloquary the CEO's decision to pivot the company's strategy so late in the fiscal year.
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
heap obloquy upon
to direct a great deal of criticism toward someone
suffer the obloquy of
to endure the public shame of a certain action
beyond obloquary
being in a state where one is no longer affected by criticism
يُخلط عادةً مع
A soliloquy is a long speech to oneself, while to obloquary is to criticize others publicly.
A colloquy is a formal conversation or dialogue, whereas obloquary involves one-sided verbal abuse.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
This word is extremely rare in modern English and is typically found in specialized tests or high-level literary contexts. It is more common to find the noun form 'obloquy' used with the verb 'to heap' or 'to pour'.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners often confuse this with the noun 'obloquy'. Note that 'obloquary' functions here as a verb meaning the act of delivering such criticism.
نصيحة للحفظ
Break it down: 'ob-' (against) + '-loqu-' (speak). To obloquary is to speak against someone until they are covered in shame.
أصل الكلمة
Derived from the Latin 'obloquium', from 'obloqui', meaning 'to speak against'.
أنماط نحوية
اختبار سريع
The rival faction sought to ________ the minister in the press to ensure he would lose the upcoming election.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: obloquary
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