Neil Peart

It astonished me in the early Nineties to suddenly have musicians admit that they had been inspired and influenced by us. That meant a lot at that time. But of course, being human, the... disrespect isn't even strong enough a word, is it? The opprobrium was painful. Being popular and hated is not satisfying.

Canadian Musician

Ian Lustick

Israeli governments cling to the two-state notion because it seems to reflect the sentiments of the Jewish Israeli majority, and it shields the country from international opprobrium even as it camouflages relentless efforts to expand Israel's territory into the West Bank.

American Historian

Frank Sinatra

Our civilization, such as it is, was shaped by religion, and the men who aspire to public office anyplace in the free world must make obeisance to God or risk immediate opprobrium.

American Singer

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Welfare became a term of opprobrium - a contentious, often vindictive area of political conflict in which liberals and conservatives clashed and children were lost sight of.

American Politician

Tom Junod

We love football because the game of football is better than it has ever been, and is somehow managing to attain, at the same time, an apogee of opprobrium and excellence.

American Journalist

Michael J. Knowles

Every theistic religion, including Catholicism, Mainline Protestantism, Judaism, Mormonism, and Islam, has traditionally held homosexual congress in moral opprobrium.

American Author

Used to express community or public outrage, not personal feelings.

Public Disgrace

Implies harsh and intense scorn from others, stronger than mere disapproval.

Severity of Criticism

Focuses on public shaming, not an individual’s guilt or remorse.

Not Personal Guilt

Used when highlighting the shame from a wrongdoing, more than the act itself.

Resulting Shame

Suggests a lasting social stigma that can affect one's reputation for years.

Long-lasting Effect

Focuses on societal judgment rather than legal consequences or penalties.

Beyond Legal Issues

 Time to stop tiptoeing around my past, time to stop living a life of opprobrium and time to take back my narrative. It's also not just about saving myself.

Opprobrium