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Definition of: obloquy
(ob′lə·kwē) noun plural ·quies
1. The state of one who is under odium or disgrace or spoken ill of.
2. Vilification; defamation; calumny.
3. Obs. A cause of disgrace or reproach. See synonyms under SCANDAL. [<LL obloquium a contradiction <obloqui <ob- against + loqui speak]
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