: "His unfair actions brought obloquy upon his family name for generations".
: "She had to endure years of obloquy before her name was finally cleared". What is obloquy? - Publication Coach
: Harsh, condemnatory, or abusive language directed toward a person or thing, typically by a large group or the general public.
: It shares the root loqui with soliloquy (speaking to oneself) and loquacious (talkative). 3. Examples in Context
: The condition of being discredited or having a "bad name" following such criticism. 2. Roots and Origin Tracing its Latin roots helps in remembering the meaning: "Ob-" : Meaning "against". "Loqui" : Meaning "to speak". Literally : "To speak against".