opróbrio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin opprobrium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈpɾɔ.bɾi.u/ [oˈpɾɔ.bɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /oˈpɾɔ.bɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈpɾɔ.bɾi.u/ [oˈpɾɔ.bɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /oˈpɾɔ.bɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈpɾɔ.bɾi.o/ [oˈpɾɔ.bɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /oˈpɾɔ.bɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈpɾɔ.bɾi.u/ [ɔˈpɾɔ.βɾi.u], (faster pronunciation) /ɔˈpɾɔ.bɾju/ [ɔˈpɾɔ.βɾju]

• Hyphenation: o‧pró‧bri‧o

Noun

opróbrio m (plural opróbrios)

1. opprobrium (shameful and humiliating behaviour)

   Synonyms: ignomínia, desonra

Further reading

• “opróbrio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025