ignominy
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nəˌmɪn noun, plural ig·no·min·ies for 2.
1.
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
2.
shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.
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| —n , pl -minies | |
| 1. | disgrace or public shame; dishonour |
| 2. | a cause of disgrace; a shameful act |
| [C16: from Latin ignōminia disgrace, from ig- (see | |
| igno'minious | |
| —adj | |
| igno'miniously | |
| —adv | |
| igno'miniousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ignominy
1530s, from Fr. ignominie (15c.), from L. ignominia "disgrace, dishonor" (see ignominious).
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Example sentences
He deserves all the blame and ignominy that befalls him.
Its ignominy has found its way into the household vocabulary.
They provide a welcome balance to the ignominy heaped upon him in the prose tradition.
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