ignominy
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.
Origin of ignominy
1synonym study For ignominy
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How to use ignominy in a sentence
The supreme consolation was denied her, and she was later made acquainted with the ignominies inflicted on her husband's corpse.
The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion | Eugne SueWhat are outward forms and social ignominies to him whose heart has been struck to the dust?
Evan Harrington, Complete | George MeredithGrilgames has enumerated my unfaithfulnesses, my unfaithfulnesses and my ignominies.'
Should they fail to hang together in perilous times, what disasters, what ignominies may not be looked for?
Dream Days | Kenneth GrahameDon't hundreds, thousands of meek creatures who have never defied anybody, don't they have to bear worse ignominies?
The Convert | Elizabeth Robins
British Dictionary definitions for ignominy
/ (ˈɪɡnəˌmɪnɪ) /
disgrace or public shame; dishonour
a cause of disgrace; a shameful act
Origin of ignominy
1Derived forms of ignominy
- ignominious, adjective
- ignominiously, adverb
- ignominiousness, noun
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