how to pronounce opprobrium
/əˈpɹəʊ.bɹi.əm/
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opprobrium is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of opprobrium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… then got opprobrium for actually the …”
meanings of opprobrium
noun:
- Scornful reproach or contempt.
- A cause of shame or disgrace.
- Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy.
opprobrium frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word opprobrium occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics opprobrium can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that opprobrium can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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