op·pro·bri·um
( -pr  br -m)
n.
1. Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct;
ignominy.
2. Scornful reproach or contempt: a term of opprobrium.
3. A cause of shame or disgrace.
[Latin, from opprobr
 re, to reproach :
ob-, against; see ob- + probum, reproach;
see bher-1 in Indo-European
roots.] |
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Though I think Sam knows that there is no opprobrium for losing, he hates to lose as much as anyone I know.
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