Ignominy Definition
ĭgnə-mĭnē, -mə-nē
ignominies
noun
ignominies
Great personal dishonor or humiliation.
A military adventure that ended in ignominy.
American Heritage
Loss of one's reputation; shame and dishonor; infamy.
Webster's New World
Disgraceful, shameful, or contemptible quality, behavior, or act.
Webster's New World
An instance or source of this.
Had suffered many ignominies because of his insensitivity.
American Heritage
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ignominy
Noun
Singular:
ignominy
Plural:
ignominiesOrigin of Ignominy
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French ignominie from Old French from Latin ignōminia in-, i- not in–1 nōmen name (influenced by gnōscere to know) nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French ignominie, from Latin ignōminia, from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-).
From Wiktionary
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