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opprobrium \uh-PROH-bree-um\ noun 1 : something that brings disgrace 2 a : public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious b : contempt, reproach

Despite the opprobrium of the Simpson name and her many, many vocal embarrassments, Ashlee Simpson continues to have a career as a singer and pseudo-celebrity.

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