Vocabulary Word
Word: obloquy
Definition: slander; disgrace; infamy
Definition: slander; disgrace; infamy
Sentences Containing 'obloquy'
It is surprising, therefore, that this philosophy, which, in almost every instance, must be harmless and innocent, should be the subject of so much groundless reproach and obloquy.
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