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opprobrium vs ignominy

ignominy vs opprobrium

opprobrium and ignominy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
opprobrium Yes No No No
ignominy Yes No No No
As nouns, ignominy is a hypernym of opprobrium; that is, ignominy is a word with a broader meaning than opprobrium:
  • opprobrium: state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  • ignominy: a state of dishonor
Other hypernyms of opprobrium include disgrace, shame.
opprobrium (noun) ignominy (noun)
a state of extreme dishonor a state of dishonor
state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Difference between opprobrium and ignominy

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