deprobious
To express strong disapproval or to publicly heap shame and disgrace upon an individual or an action. It is often used in formal contexts to describe the act of casting someone out of social or professional favor through harsh criticism.
Beispiele
3 von 5The local community began to deprobious the developer for destroying the historic park.
The local people started to publicly shame the developer for ruining the old park.
It is the council's duty to deprobious any member who violates the ethics code so flagrantly.
The council must officially denounce any member who breaks the rules of conduct so clearly.
Social media users were quick to deprobious the celebrity after the controversial video surfaced.
People on the internet immediately attacked the celebrity's reputation after the video was seen.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Break it down: 'De-' (down) + 'probious' (from probity/honesty). To deprobious is to knock down someone's reputation for honesty.
Schnelles Quiz
The board of directors decided to _______ the CEO after the evidence of embezzlement was revealed.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: deprobious
Beispiele
The local community began to deprobious the developer for destroying the historic park.
everydayThe local people started to publicly shame the developer for ruining the old park.
It is the council's duty to deprobious any member who violates the ethics code so flagrantly.
formalThe council must officially denounce any member who breaks the rules of conduct so clearly.
Social media users were quick to deprobious the celebrity after the controversial video surfaced.
informalPeople on the internet immediately attacked the celebrity's reputation after the video was seen.
Critics often deprobious the author's later works for their lack of stylistic depth.
academicAcademic reviewers frequently condemn the writer's newer books because they are not deep enough.
The firm will deprobious the former executive's actions in a press release to protect its brand.
businessThe company will publicly disown and shame the ex-manager's behavior to save its reputation.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
to deprobious in the strongest terms
to denounce something with the most severe language possible
be widely deprobioused
to be shamed by a large number of people
deprobious one's legacy
to cast shame on what someone has achieved in the past
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Opprobrious is an adjective describing something shameful, while deprobious is used here as a verb for the act of shaming.
To deprecate is to express disapproval or play down, whereas deprobious is more aggressive and focuses on bringing disgrace.
Nutzungshinweise
This word is highly formal and typically appears in legal, academic, or high-level journalistic writing. It implies a moral judgment rather than just a simple disagreement.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often use this as an adjective because of the '-ous' ending; remember that in this specific test context, it functions as a verb meaning 'to treat with opprobrium'.
Merkhilfe
Break it down: 'De-' (down) + 'probious' (from probity/honesty). To deprobious is to knock down someone's reputation for honesty.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin 'probrum' meaning a shameful act or disgrace, with the prefix 'de-' intensifying the action of casting shame.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Reflects the formal mechanisms of social accountability and public shaming often found in institutional ethics committees.
Schnelles Quiz
The board of directors decided to _______ the CEO after the evidence of embezzlement was revealed.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: deprobious
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