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.
مثالها
3 از 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.
خانواده کلمه
راهنمای حفظ
Break it down: 'ob-' (against) + '-loqu-' (speak). To obloquary is to speak against someone until they are covered in shame.
آزمون سریع
The rival faction sought to ________ the minister in the press to ensure he would lose the upcoming election.
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مثالها
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.
خانواده کلمه
ترکیبهای رایج
عبارات رایج
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
اغلب اشتباه گرفته میشود با
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.
نکات کاربردی
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'.
اشتباهات رایج
Learners often confuse this with the noun 'obloquy'. Note that 'obloquary' functions here as a verb meaning the act of delivering such criticism.
راهنمای حفظ
Break it down: 'ob-' (against) + '-loqu-' (speak). To obloquary is to speak against someone until they are covered in shame.
ریشه کلمه
Derived from the Latin 'obloquium', from 'obloqui', meaning 'to speak against'.
الگوهای دستوری
آزمون سریع
The rival faction sought to ________ the minister in the press to ensure he would lose the upcoming election.
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a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
at
A1A preposition used to indicate a specific point, location, or position in space. It is also used to specify a particular point in time or a certain state or activity.
but
A1A coordinating conjunction used to connect two statements that contrast with each other. It is used to introduce an added statement that is different from what has already been mentioned.
his
A1This word is used to show that something belongs to or is associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned. It functions as both a possessive determiner used before a noun and a possessive pronoun used on its own.
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