Question

Read the sentence, and use synonym context clues to determine the definition of opprobrium. Although people tend to react to new regulations with disapproval, I have never seen a proposed law face such opprobrium as the proposal to raise the driving age to twenty-one. Based on the sentence, what does the word opprobrium most likely mean? Which word is a synonym for opprobrium?

Answer 1

Your question is incomplete because you have not provided the answer options for the second question: Which word is a synonym for opprobrium? However, the question can still be answered.

Answer:

What does the word opprobrium most likely mean? Criticism.

Which word is a synonym for opprobrium? Disapproval.

Explanation:

The noun opprobium means harsh criticism, censure or condemnation. Other synonyms of opprobium are denunciation, difamation, calumny, humiliation, infamy and disgrace. Thus, according to the sentence, the proposal to raise the driving age to twenty-one has been intensely criticized, attacked and denigrated.

Answer 2

Opposition is most likely a word that could replace opprobrium in the sentence. Synonyms include words like disapproval and backlash.