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ignominy
/ ˈɪɡnəˌmɪnɪ /
noun
- disgrace or public shame; dishonour
- a cause of disgrace; a shameful act
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Derived Forms
- ˌignoˈminiously, adverb
- ˌignoˈminious, adjective
- ˌignoˈminiousness, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ignominy1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
That is, they got the ignominy, and McAuliffe got the proceeds.
Carl is repaid for his worldliness with failure and ignominy.
Then, the German loan would catapult him to ignominy, not fame.
The people who put guns into the hands have a share of that ignominy.
Her cousin had only forced a solemn promise from her with the intention of covering her own ignominy.
He had to hold himself from the ignominy of flight; he rose to cut his way out, making an effort to strike with precision.
On a quarrel between him and the Swiss Valet de Chambre, both were dismissed, the one with honour, the other with ignominy.
By what law, then, do we act, when we treat with so much contempt women fallen into ignominy?
Upon them, at least, would not fall the ignominy of having been led into the simplest of traps by this white-faced Delilah.
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