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opprobrium

opprobrium · n

a reproach

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 30 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

opprō^brĭum — Lewis & Short

opprō^brĭum (obp-), i. n.opprobro,

I a reproach, scandal, disgrace, dishonor, opprobrium (not in Cic. or Cæs.; syn.: dedecus, probrum, infamia). vereor, ne civitati meae sit opprobrio, si, etc., lest it should be a reproach, Nep. Con. 3, 4: et turpitudo generis opprobrio multis fuit, Quint. 3, 7, 19: opprobria culpae, Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 10.—
II Transf.
A A reproach, taunt, abuse, abusive word or language: morderi opprobriis falsis, Hor Ep. 1, 16, 38: fundere, id. ib. 2, 1, 146: dicere, Ov. M. 1, 758; Inscr. Lanuv. (133 B. C.) ap. Mommsen de Collegiis fin.
B Of persons, a reproach, disgrace (like the Gr. e)/legxos and o)/neidos): opprobria Romuli Remique, Cat. 28, 14: Cecropiae domus aeternum opprobrium, Hor. C. 4, 12, 7: pagi, id. ib. 2, 13, 4; Ov. M. 8, 155: majorum, Tac. A. 3, 66.

In the wild

6 of 45 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. opprobrium (scan p. 561; entry #9204).

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