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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Auntie Mary and Little Brother Matt like Brandi Carlyle's song "That Wasn't Me" that expresses the pain of opprobrium caused when we're not guided by our best selves.
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