If they were caught, she would be thrown out in disgrace, dismissed with ignominy.
Synonyms: disgrace, shame, humiliation, contempt More Synonyms of ignominy
ignominy in British English
(ˈɪɡnəˌmɪnɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-minies
1.
disgrace or public shame; dishonour
2.
a cause of disgrace; a shameful act
Derived forms
ignominious (ˌignoˈminious)
adjective
ignominiously (ˌignoˈminiously)
adverb
ignominiousness (ˌignoˈminiousness)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin ignōminia disgrace, from ig- (see in-2) + nōmen name, reputation
ignominy in American English
(ˈɪgnəˌmɪni)
nounWord forms: pluralˈignoˌminies
1.
loss of one's reputation; shame and dishonor; infamy
2.
disgraceful, shameful, or contemptible quality, behavior, or act
Word origin
Fr ignominie < L ignominia < in-, no, not + nomen, name
COBUILD Collocations
ignominy
suffer ignominy
Examples of 'ignominy' in a sentence
ignominy
There are huge rewards for those that succeed and public ignominy for those that fail.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All parties should now back that or face continuing ignominy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Why suffer the ignominy of having your tresses cut in front of others?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Always unpleasant to see decent men suffer such personal ignominy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Can you see a way to avoid this ignominy?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Bargain whistles no longer come under a cloud of shame and ignominy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Now he has suffered further ignominy as press release fodder for law firms.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Mother and daughter must make good matches or face poverty and ignominy as their long visits to relations strain the bounds of hospitality.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's the final ignominy in a life of abuse.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I missed and suffered the ignominy of being bowled behind my legs for a golden duck.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Instead Button finds himself the victim of an engineering blunder and the further ignominy of being unfairly blamed for it.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Four Premier League teams face the possible ignominy of being elbowed out by a lower league side.
The Sun (2015)
In his absence the team suffered the ignominy of a 7-0 defeat to Uruguay.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The ignominy, the shame, is shared.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Ah, the ignominy, the shame.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He stuck their faces on giant billboard ads across the country, only to suffer the ignominy of their returns languishing at the bottom of the performance tables.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And if they catch you they will inflict an infinity of humiliation, ignominy and suffering upon you, very gladly and with universal support.
Patrick O'Brian Richard Temple
(noun)
Definition
disgrace or public shame
the ignominy of being made redundant
Synonyms
disgrace
I have brought disgrace upon my family.
shame
I don't want to bring shame on the family name.
humiliation
He suffered the humiliation of bankruptcy.
contempt
I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
discredit
His actions have brought discredit on the whole regiment.
stigma
Even in a recession there's still a stigma attached to being out of work.
disrepute
Our profession was brought into disrepute.
dishonour
You have brought dishonour on a fine and venerable institution.
infamy
one of the greatest acts of infamy in history
mortification
The chairman tried to hide his mortification.
bad odour
Opposites
credit
,
honour
,
repute
Additional synonyms
in the sense of contempt
Definition
scorn
I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
Synonyms
scorn,
despite (archaic),
disdain,
mockery,
derision,
disrespect,
disregard,
contumely (literary)
in the sense of discredit
Definition
something that causes disgrace
His actions have brought discredit on the whole regiment.
Synonyms
disgrace,
scandal,
shame,
disrepute,
smear,
stigma,
censure,
slur,
ignominy,
dishonour,
imputation,
odium (formal),
ill-repute,
aspersion
in the sense of dishonour
Definition
a state of shame or disgrace
You have brought dishonour on a fine and venerable institution.