obloquy opined
overflowing odium
ornate official
senryu by M. LaFreniere, all rights reserved
Onelove font (letter N) by Haris Prawoto / Selawe
mom’s typewriter font (poem) by Christoph Mueller
15th in the A to Z challenge 2019
I don’t often write political poems but when I saw the word “obloquy”, it was too perfect. Which politician am I writing about? That’s the thing. Don’t you think more than one can fit the bill?
Definitions are from Merriam-Webster and/or the dictionary definition in Google‘s search engine
obloquy
noun
1 : a strongly condemnatory utterance; strong public criticism or verbal abuse
2 : the condition of one that is discredited; disgrace, especially that brought about by public abuse.
opine
verb
to express / state opinions
odium
1 : the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act; general or widespread hatred or disgust directed toward someone as a result of their actions.
2 : hatred and condemnation/strong disapproval/disgust accompanied by loathing or contempt : detestation
3 : disrepute or infamy attached to something : opprobrium
this time I used “odium” as the search term.
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