Obloquy, n.
Etymology: [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See Oblocutor.]
1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. Shall names that made yuor city the glory of the earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction Addison.
2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn. -- Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists obloquy only as an antonym, under praise.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given