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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1547/
- Published: 2024-04-24T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-24T19:00:02.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-06-28 02:24

The word for today is…

opprobrium (noun):

1: something that brings disgrace  
2a: public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious  
b: contempt, reproach

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opprobrium?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :Opprobrium is quite formal and has few close relations in English. It comes from the Latin verb opprobrere, which means “to reproach.” That verb, in turn, comes from the noun probrum, meaning “a disgraceful act” or “reproach.” The adjective form of opprobrium is opprobrious, which in English means “deserving of scorn” or “expressing contempt.” One might commit an “opprobrious crime” or be berated with “opprobrious language,” for example.

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