obloquy vs name

name vs obloquy

obloquy and name both are nouns.

obloquy is not a verb while name is a verb.

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

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

obloquy: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
name: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Other hyponyms of obloquy include assassination, blackwash, character assassination, malignment, smear, vilification, libel, slander, name calling, names, epithet.

obloquy (noun)	name (noun)
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions	by the sanction or authority of
state of disgrace resulting from public abuse	a language unit by which a person or thing is known
	a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
	family based on male descent
	a well-known or notable person
	a person's reputation

obloquy (verb)	name (verb)
	determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
	identify as in botany or biology, for example
	give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
	assign a specified (usually proper) name to
	make reference to
	mention and identify by name
	give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
	create and charge with a task or function
	charge with a function; charge to be

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