disparagement vs obloquy

obloquy vs disparagement

disparagement and obloquy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disparagement	Yes	No	No	No
obloquy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, obloquy is a hyponym of disparagement; that is, obloquy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disparagement:

disparagement: a communication that belittles somebody or something
obloquy: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Other hyponyms of disparagement include cold water, belittling, denigration, aspersion, slur, detraction, petty criticism, sour grapes, condescension, disdain, patronage, calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement.

disparagement (noun)	obloquy (noun)
the act of speaking contemptuously of	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
a communication that belittles somebody or something	state of disgrace resulting from public abuse

Difference between disparagement and obloquy

Words related to "disparagement"

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