Obloquy vs Harsh - What's the difference?
obloquy | harsh |
Abusive language.
* 1748 , David Hume, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
* {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
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* 1825 , William Hazlitt, The Spirit of the Age ,
*1886 , , The Princess Casamassima .
*:It was comparatively easy for him to accept himself as the son of a terribly light Frenchwoman; there seemed a deeper obloquy even than that in his having for his other parent a nobleman altogether wanting in nobleness.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Severe or cruel.
* {{quote-news
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, date=November 5
, author=Phil Dawkes
, title=QPR 2 - 3 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
(slang) To negatively criticize.
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(slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
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As a noun obloquy
is abusive language.As an adjective harsh is
unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.As a verb harsh is
(slang) to negatively criticize.obloquy
English
Noun
(obloquies)- It is surprising, therefore, that this philosophy, which, in almost every instance, must be harmless and innocent, should be the subject of so much groundless reproach and obloquy .
citation, passage=“Can't you understand that love without confidence is a worthless thing—and that had you trusted me I would have borne any obloquy with you.
- His name undoubtedly stands very high in the present age, and will in all probability go down to posterity with more or less of renown or obloquy .
Synonyms
* (abusive language) defamation, insult * (disgrace) opprobriumharsh
English
Adjective
(er)citation, page= , passage=Great news for City, but the result was harsh on Neil Warnock's side who gave as good as they got even though the odds were stacked against them.}}
Antonyms
* genteelVerb
(es)- Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!
- Dude, you're harshing my buzz.