English Dictionary

opprobrium

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈpɹəʊ.bɹɪ.əm/

名詞

古語 可算名詞 不可算名詞

(countable, archaic) A cause, object, or situation of disgrace or shame. / Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.

日本語の意味

不名誉 / 恥辱 / 軽蔑すべきもの、またはその対象

When news of his bribery surfaced, the mayor became an opprobrium to the town, shunned and scorned by former allies.

賄賂の事実が明るみに出ると、その市長は町の不名誉の的となり、以前の盟友たちから避けられ蔑まれた。

意味（1）

(countable, archaic) A cause, object, or situation of disgrace or shame.

As there are certain malignant diseases which have been denominated the opprobria of medicine, so there are particular maladies of our social condition, which may be considered the opprobria of legislation. Amongst the most inveterate of these are the poor laws.

意味（2）

Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.

Let me add that it is the great deſideratum, by which alone this form of government can be reſcued from the opprobrium under which it has ſo long labored, and be recommended to the eſteem and adoption of mankind.

意味（3）

Scornful contempt or reproach; (countable) an instance of this.

[…]from that strict rectitude in which I have been accustomed to walk and to view my actions, and which, notwithstanding the unjust opprobrium cast upon me, I find to be an invincible support and shield.

意味（4）

(archaic) Behaviour which is disgraceful or shameful.

opprobriums （ plural ）

opprobria （ plural ）