as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others time did nothing to diminish the odium in which the traitor lived out his days
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Recent Examples of odium Pashinyan had led the movement to oust Moscow’s influence in Armenia; he was now saddled with the odium of losing Karabakh on his watch. —
Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 By making such statements with actual malice to the public and also through social media, each of the defendants knew or should have known that their comments would be widely disseminated, exposing Judge Moore to disgrace, ridicule, odium and contempt resulting in compensatory and punitive damages. —Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 29 Nov. 2022 This season will only add to the odium. —Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2022 By heaping odium on Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, one of several prominent opposition figures, the government gave a divided opposition a leader to unite around. —Christopher De Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books, 13 Oct. 2022 The Buccaneers were the team willing to absorb the odium of signing Brown in 2020 after a series of incidents that transformed one of the most talented wide receivers in the NFL into someone that most teams thought wasn’t worth the risk because of his behavior. —Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2022 In addition, the odium among the Left is so pernicious and so ubiquitous that the surveyors themselves may pollute the very taking of polls. —Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 31 Dec. 2019
Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 By making such statements with actual malice to the public and also through social media, each of the defendants knew or should have known that their comments would be widely disseminated, exposing Judge Moore to disgrace, ridicule, odium and contempt resulting in compensatory and punitive damages. —Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 29 Nov. 2022 This season will only add to the odium. —Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2022 By heaping odium on Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, one of several prominent opposition figures, the government gave a divided opposition a leader to unite around. —Christopher De Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books, 13 Oct. 2022 The Buccaneers were the team willing to absorb the odium of signing Brown in 2020 after a series of incidents that transformed one of the most talented wide receivers in the NFL into someone that most teams thought wasn’t worth the risk because of his behavior. —Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2022 In addition, the odium among the Left is so pernicious and so ubiquitous that the surveyors themselves may pollute the very taking of polls. —Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 31 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for odium
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And the roundtable on Congressman Eric Swalwell resigning in disgrace.— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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As Swalwell prepared to resign from Congress in disgrace, accuser Lonna Drewes said Swalwell attacked her following a Hollywood meeting in 2018.— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Sam knows the shame Hally has suffered from his father’s drunken sprees.— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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But even some of TMZ’s usual detractors have applauded its pivot to name-and-shame political coverage.— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
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Lawlor’s account helps explain why this contempt is so corrosive.— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The small band of House Republicans who backed the effort to subpoena former Attorney General Pam Bondi have brushed off a plan from Democrats to hold her in contempt, leading to a split in the parties on how much there is to glean from hearing from her.— Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian also drew opprobrium last month after apologizing to Arab neighbors and declaring there would be no more attacks against them.— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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But there was no mass walkout, no opprobrium.— James McNicholas, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Washington, in turn, was desperate to avoid a humiliation evoking memories of the botched US attempt to rescue 53 embassy staff held hostage by Iran in 1980.— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Apr. 2026
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These two instances of humiliation, which could have caused an American auto exec to lash out, drove Toyoda to rethink his company’s methodology.— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
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Now players such as Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Cristiano Ronaldo share the ignominy.— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Covered for the ignominy of his historically woeful four-for-51 hitting performance.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Future problems Paxton’s ability to brush aside opprobrium and obloquy in Texas politics is nearly unrivaled.— Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
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That’s a shame, because the airline’s 11 outside directors are arguably the guiltiest of the guilty parties in the company’s recent fiasco, the most deserving of obloquy.— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
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