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: Characters may threaten to blazon out an insult to the world to ensure a spiritual or social climax through public accusation.

The phrase has been used by poets and playwrights to emphasize the weight of public reputation:

: To report or proclaim something loudly and publicly.

: In literature, it is often used to describe painting a scene or a crime in its "utmost cast of horror".

A "blazon" is the written or spoken description of a shield so that it can be accurately reconstructed without a picture.

To "blazon out" is a phrase rooted in the tradition of heraldry, evolving from the technical description of coats of arms into a broader metaphor for making something known with dramatic, public flair. Meaning and Usage

The term combines the ideas of proclamation and vivid display.

: In his works, he suggests it is sometimes better to hide names than to blazon out their "blames," which would leave a lasting record of their faults for future generations.