opprobrium /əˈprōbrēəm/ I. noun 1. harsh criticism or censure • his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated. 2. the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct • the opprobrium of being closely associated with thugs and gangsters. 3. ‹archaic› an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace. – origin mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘infamy,’ from opprobrum, from ob- ‘against’ + probrum ‘disgraceful act.’
