C1 verb Littéraire

obloquary

/əˈblɒkwəri/

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.

Exemples

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1

The 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.

2

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.

3

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.

Famille de mots

Nom
obloquy
Verb
obloquary
Adverbe
obloquially
Adjectif
obloquial
Apparenté
obloquiousness
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Astuce mémo

Break it down: 'ob-' (against) + '-loqu-' (speak). To obloquary is to speak against someone until they are covered in shame.

Quiz rapide

The rival faction sought to ________ the minister in the press to ensure he would lose the upcoming election.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : obloquary

Exemples

1

The media continued to obloquary the politician long after the scandal had faded from the headlines.

everyday

The media continued to obloquary the politician long after the scandal had faded from the headlines.

2

The council decided to formally obloquary the member for his repeated ethics violations.

formal

The council decided to formally obloquary the member for his repeated ethics violations.

3

Don't obloquary him just because he made a mistake during the game; everyone has bad days.

informal

Don't obloquary him just because he made a mistake during the game; everyone has bad days.

4

Historians often obloquary the former regent for his perceived role in the empire's collapse.

academic

Historians often obloquary the former regent for his perceived role in the empire's collapse.

5

Market analysts were quick to obloquary the CEO's decision to pivot the company's strategy so late in the fiscal year.

business

Market analysts were quick to obloquary the CEO's decision to pivot the company's strategy so late in the fiscal year.

Famille de mots

Nom
obloquy
Verb
obloquary
Adverbe
obloquially
Adjectif
obloquial
Apparenté
obloquiousness

Collocations courantes

publicly obloquary publicly obloquary
to obloquary someone's character to obloquary someone's character
unfairly obloquary unfairly obloquary
constantly obloquary constantly obloquary
the tendency to obloquary the tendency to obloquary

Phrases Courantes

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

Souvent confondu avec

obloquary vs soliloquy

A soliloquy is a long speech to oneself, while to obloquary is to criticize others publicly.

obloquary vs colloquy

A colloquy is a formal conversation or dialogue, whereas obloquary involves one-sided verbal abuse.

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Notes d'usage

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'.

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Erreurs courantes

Learners often confuse this with the noun 'obloquy'. Note that 'obloquary' functions here as a verb meaning the act of delivering such criticism.

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Astuce mémo

Break it down: 'ob-' (against) + '-loqu-' (speak). To obloquary is to speak against someone until they are covered in shame.

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Origine du mot

Derived from the Latin 'obloquium', from 'obloqui', meaning 'to speak against'.

Modèles grammaticaux

transitive verb: requires an object (obloquary someone) regular conjugation: obloquaries, obloquaried, obloquarying

Quiz rapide

The rival faction sought to ________ the minister in the press to ensure he would lose the upcoming election.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : obloquary

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A1

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A1

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