What's the difference between obloquious and obloquy?
Obloquious
Definition:
(a.) Containing obloquy; reproachful
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Obloquy
Definition:
(n.) Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
(n.) Cause of reproach; disgrace.
Example Sentences:
(1) While Jacobs went on to enjoy a distinguished career as author and urbanist, Moses descended into increasing obloquy.
(2) A good deal of the obloquy focused personally on Sadik-Kahn, even though her strategy came from Bloomberg’s PlaNYC , his 2007 vision for making an expanding city more green and liveable.
(3) Equally, a partial political retreat would spare them the obloquy that would come their way if they denied the NLD its place in government.
(4) Sigmar Gabriel, the German foreign minister, points out there will be many far more rightwing governments present in Hamburg than Trump, and they will receive far less obloquy from the expected tens of thousands of street protesters.
(5) Advice from the 'lunchbox doctor' Jenny Tschiesche, a nutritionist and the author of Not Just Sandwiches – five ways to improve your child's lunchbox, says that packed lunches don't deserve the obloquy they have attracted, and that many parents want the choice, especially those who have children with allergies or food intolerances.