DOUG'S WORD OF THE WEEK

obloquy / OB-luh-kwee / noun: 1. Censure or abusive language towards someone, especially when expressed by many. 2. Disgrace resulting from public condemnation.

Notes & Etymology: From the Latin obloquium (talking against, contradiction), from ob- (against) + loqui (to speak). Ultimately from the Indo-European root tolkw (to speak).

Usage: “[Jimmy Carter] is a man who is prepared to risk the obloquy and criticism of die-hard neocons and nervous fellow senior Democrats to break the chains of Washington's foolish Middle East peace policy."
Carter Mission; Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia); Apr 9, 2008