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Maybe it's a longshot, but I'd like to at least attempt to help some of you ill-mannered cretins increase your meagre vocabularies. Therefore, every Monday for a while, I will be posting a "new" word for you to learn and integrate into your everyday existance.
This week's word is....
Opprobium.
Full dictionary definition:
op·pro·bri·um
n.
Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium.
A cause of shame or disgrace.
So, use in place of the word "disgrace" where the person involved has done something of which they should be ashamed.
For example, if America decided to invade Iraq without first getting the UN inspectors to search for WOMD, then they would incur global opprobium for their actions.
I look forward to seeing you feeble minded cretins put your underutilised brains into a forward gear in efforts to find appropriate uses for this word.
This week's word is....
Opprobium.
Full dictionary definition:
op·pro·bri·um
n.
Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium.
A cause of shame or disgrace.
So, use in place of the word "disgrace" where the person involved has done something of which they should be ashamed.
For example, if America decided to invade Iraq without first getting the UN inspectors to search for WOMD, then they would incur global opprobium for their actions.
I look forward to seeing you feeble minded cretins put your underutilised brains into a forward gear in efforts to find appropriate uses for this word.
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Maybe it's a longshot, but I'd like to at least attempt to help some of you ill-mannered cretins increase your meagre vocabularies. Therefore, every Monday for a while, I will be posting a "new" word for you to learn and integrate into your everyday existance.
This week's word is....
Opprobium.
Full dictionary definition:
op·pro·bri·um
n.
Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium.
A cause of shame or disgrace.
So, use in place of the word "disgrace" where the person involved has done something of which they should be ashamed.
For example, if America decided to invade Iraq without first getting the UN inspectors to search for WOMD, then they would incur global opprobium for their actions.
I look forward to seeing you feeble minded cretins put your underutilised brains into a forward gear in efforts to find appropriate uses for this word.
This week's word is....
Opprobium.
Full dictionary definition:
op·pro·bri·um
n.
Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium.
A cause of shame or disgrace.
So, use in place of the word "disgrace" where the person involved has done something of which they should be ashamed.
For example, if America decided to invade Iraq without first getting the UN inspectors to search for WOMD, then they would incur global opprobium for their actions.
I look forward to seeing you feeble minded cretins put your underutilised brains into a forward gear in efforts to find appropriate uses for this word.
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