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ignominy vs opprobrium

opprobrium vs ignominy

ignominy and opprobrium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ignominy Yes No No No
opprobrium Yes No No No
As nouns, opprobrium is a hyponym of ignominy; that is, opprobrium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ignominy:
  • ignominy: a state of dishonor
  • opprobrium: state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Other hyponyms of ignominy include humiliation, obloquy, odium, reproach, cringe.
ignominy (noun) opprobrium (noun)
a state of dishonor a state of extreme dishonor
state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Difference between ignominy and opprobrium

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