Question

Select the option that is most opposite in meaning to the given word:
PUBLIC HONOUR

a)Accusation
b)Punishment
c)Ignominy
d)Criticism

Answer 1

Hint: The meaning of the word public honor is the respect and identity that a person has in the eyes of the public.

Complete answer:

To find a suitable answer for the given question we need to understand each of its meanings and look for a word that has the most opposite meaning.
Let us look at each of the given options.
Option ‘A’, accusation, refers to a charge that someone has done something wrong.
Option ‘B’, punishment refers to the penalty that is imposed on a person for doing an activity that is unacceptable.
Option ‘C’, ignominy, refers to public shame or disgrace.
Option ‘D’, criticism, refers to the disapproval of people based on the perceived mistakes that a person has done.
From the above options, we can see that options ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘D’ are incorrect as they have meanings that do not match with that which does not accurately oppose the given word.
Hence, the correct answer is option ‘C’ ignominy as it refers to public shame which is the exact opposite of public honor.

Note: All the given words have meanings that could be the opposite of the given word, but we are looking for an exact opposite, not a word that describes just one aspect.