opprobrious English

Meaning opprobrious meaning

What does opprobrious mean?

opprobrious

— adjective (= abusive) expressing offensive reproach

— adjective (= ignominious, inglorious, shameful) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands — Rachel Carson an ignominious retreat inglorious defeat an opprobrious monument to human greed a shameful display of cowardice

Synonyms opprobrious synonyms

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opprobrious English » English

abusive

shameful

insulting

disgraceful

offensive

ignominious

derogatory

vituperative

scurrilous

reprehensible

inglorious

black

wrong

villainous

unsavoury

unsavory

uncomplimentary

shame making

reproachful

profanatory

outrageous

offending

obloquious

libelous

invidious

invective

injurious

infamous

himiliating

exceptionable

dyslogistic

dishonorable

derogative

deplorable

denigrating

delinquent

defamatory

culpable

contumelious

contemptuous

cautionary

blameworthy

admonitorial

Topics opprobrious topics

What do people use opprobrious to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sorry

Ashamed

• What words describe something that causes someone to feel ashamed?
  shameful degrading disgraceful dishonorable humiliating ignominious opprobrious scandalous