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.
Beispiele
3 von 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.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Break it down: 'ob-' (against) + '-loqu-' (speak). To obloquary is to speak against someone until they are covered in shame.
Schnelles Quiz
The rival faction sought to ________ the minister in the press to ensure he would lose the upcoming election.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: obloquary
Beispiele
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.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
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
Wird oft verwechselt mit
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.
Nutzungshinweise
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'.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often confuse this with the noun 'obloquy'. Note that 'obloquary' functions here as a verb meaning the act of delivering such criticism.
Merkhilfe
Break it down: 'ob-' (against) + '-loqu-' (speak). To obloquary is to speak against someone until they are covered in shame.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin 'obloquium', from 'obloqui', meaning 'to speak against'.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
The rival faction sought to ________ the minister in the press to ensure he would lose the upcoming election.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: obloquary
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