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ig·no·min·y

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–noun, plural -min·ies for 2.

1.	disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.

2.	shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.

[Origin: 1530–40; < L ignōminia, equiv. to ig- (for in- in-³, appar. by assoc. with ignōbilis ignoble, ignōtus unknown, etc.; cf. cognomen) + nōmin- (s. of nōmen) name + -ia -y³

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—Synonyms 1. disrepute, discredit, shame, obloquy, opprobrium. See disgrace.

—Antonyms 1. credit, honor.

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ig·no·min·y Audio Help (ĭg'nə-mĭn'ē, -mə-nē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ig·no·min·ies

Great personal dishonor or humiliation.
Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character.

[French ignominie, from Old French, from Latin ignōminia : i-, in-, not; see in-¹ + nōmen, gnōmen, name (influenced by gnōscere, to know); see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]

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ignominy
noun
a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" [syn: shame]

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Ignominy

Ig"no*min*y\, n.; pl. Ignominies. [L. ignominia ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not + nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See In- not, and Name.]

1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.

Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest. --Addison.

Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. --Rambler.

Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is made honorable by the Common wealth. --Hobbes.

2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.

Syn: Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.

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