shame vs opprobrium

shame and opprobrium both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shame	Yes	No	Yes	No
opprobrium	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hyponyms of shame include humiliation, obloquy, odium, reproach, cringe.

shame (noun)	opprobrium (noun)
an unfortunate development	a state of extreme dishonor
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt	state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
a state of dishonor

shame (verb)	opprobrium (verb)
surpass or beat by a wide margin
cause to be ashamed
bring shame or dishonor upon
compel through a sense of shame