Opprobrium vs Excoriate - What's the difference?
opprobrium | excoriate |
Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
Scornful reproach or contempt
A cause of shame or disgrace.
To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
To strongly denounce or censure.
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As a noun opprobrium
is disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.As a verb excoriate is
to wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.opprobrium
English
Noun
- Don't give him a term of opprobrium .
Quotations
* (English Citations of "opprobrium")Synonyms
* (scornful reproach) blame, castigation, censure, defamation, derision, invective, libel, reproach, revilement, scolding, signifying, tirade, upbraiding, vilification, vituperation * (cause of shame or disgrace) curseexcoriate
English
Verb
(excoriat)- Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiescence.
Spitzer and Clinton Win in N.Y. Primary," New York Times , 13 Sep. (retrieved 7 Oct. 2008):
- Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads excoriating Mr. Cuomo’s ethics.