disgrace
contempt
scorn
state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
SYN - obloquy
a state of extreme dishonor
SYN - infamy
"The name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city."
"Normally this type of opprobrium would destroy a man, but for Brad the opinions of society never really meant a damn - he didn't find happiness in the abstract realm of reputation but rather in the concrete actions of his life and the thoughts in his mind."
"Having derived so much of her identity from her pop-culture status the hardest part was not the guilt of the crime, but the opprobrium that resulted."
"The acts of violence and terror were treated with opprobrium by the peaceful society."
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