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obloquy
/ˈɒbləˌkwi/ noun
Latin root: obloquium Wiktionary
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Origin
From Middle English obloqui, obloquie, obloquy, from Middle French obloquie and its etymon Late Latin obloquium (“contradiction”), from Latin obloquor (“speak against, contradict”). By surface analysis, ob- + -loquy.
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