ignominy

[ ig-nuh-min-ee, ig-nom-uh-nee ]
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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.

Origin of ignominy

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1530–40; <Latin ignōminia, equivalent to ig- (for in-in-3, apparently by association with ignōbilisignoble, ignōtus unknown, etc.; cf. cognomen) + nōmin- (stem of nōmen) name + -ia-y3

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1. See disgrace.

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ignominy

/ (ˈɪɡnəˌmɪnɪ) /


nounplural -minies
  1. disgrace or public shame; dishonour

  2. a cause of disgrace; a shameful act

Origin of ignominy

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C16: from Latin ignōminia disgrace, from ig- (see in- ²) + nōmen name, reputation

Derived forms of ignominy

  • ignominious, adjective
  • ignominiously, adverb
  • ignominiousness, noun

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