Definition of Opprobrium

the disgrace incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful

Examples of Opprobrium in a sentence

Although the golfer faced a great deal of opprobrium after being caught with his mistress, he quickly regained the love of his fans.  🔊

While my actions were inappropriate, I do not consider them an opprobrium which will ruin my reputation.  🔊

The celebrity chef earned opprobrium when she made a racial slur in front of the media.  🔊

For the rest of his life, the president will be remembered for his opprobrium brought on by entering our country into an international war.  🔊

When the mayor stole money from the police retirement fund, it was a major opprobrium which reflected poorly upon the government as a whole.  🔊

Ben’s criminal opprobrium nearly cost him the election.  🔊

Because the athlete used steroids to increase his performance, he had to face the opprobrium of the sports committee.  🔊

The government is willing to ignore public opprobrium and build the highway through the city park.  🔊

After the singer was arrested, he went into seclusion and hoped the opprobrium would soon be forgotten.  🔊

Even though the young man has paid the court-ordered fine for vandalizing the school, he still deserves the opprobrium of everyone in the community.  🔊

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