Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

obloquy 

 

1) public reproach; 2) disgrace resulting from public blame

 

With fame comes loss of privacy, scrutiny by the media and, all too often, obloquy.

 

Latin root words: obloquor, obloqui, oblocutus sum - to speak against; to abuse; loquor, loqui, locutus sum - to speak 

 

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