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单词 ignominy
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ignominy

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ig·no·min·y

I0027300 (ĭg′nə-mĭn′ē, -mə-nē)n. pl. ig·no·min·ies 1. Great personal dishonor or humiliation: a military adventure that ended in ignominy.2. An instance or source of this: had suffered many ignominies because of his insensitivity.
[French ignominie, from Old French, from Latin ignōminia : in-, i-, not; see in-1 + nōmen, name (influenced by gnōscere, to know); see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots.]

ignominy

(ˈɪɡnəˌmɪnɪ) n, pl -minies1. disgrace or public shame; dishonour2. a cause of disgrace; a shameful act[C16: from Latin ignōminia disgrace, from ig- (see in-2) + nōmen name, reputation] ˌignoˈminious adj ˌignoˈminiously adv ˌignoˈminiousness n

ig•no•min•y

(ˈɪg nəˌmɪn i, ɪgˈnɒm ə ni)

n., pl. -min•ies. 1. personal disgrace; dishonor. 2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct. [1530–40; < Latin ignōminia] syn: See disgrace.
Thesaurus
Noun1.ignominy - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"disgrace, shamedishonor, dishonour - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"humiliation - state of disgrace or loss of self-respectobloquy, opprobrium - state of disgrace resulting from public abuseodium - state of disgrace resulting from detestable behaviorreproach - disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"

ignominy

noun disgrace, shame, humiliation, contempt, discredit, stigma, disrepute, dishonour, infamy, mortification, bad odour the ignominy of being made redundant
credit, honour, repute

ignominy

nounLoss of or damage to one's reputation:bad name, bad odor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ill repute, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame.
Translations
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Ignominy

enUK

IGNOMINY. Public disgrace, infamy, reproach, dishonor. Ignominy is the opposite of esteem. Wolff, Sec. 145. See Infamy.

ignominy

enUK
  • noun

Synonyms for ignominy

noun disgrace

Synonyms

  • disgrace
  • shame
  • humiliation
  • contempt
  • discredit
  • stigma
  • disrepute
  • dishonour
  • infamy
  • mortification
  • bad odour

Antonyms

  • credit
  • honour
  • repute

Synonyms for ignominy

noun loss of or damage to one's reputation

Synonyms

  • bad name
  • bad odor
  • discredit
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • disrepute
  • humiliation
  • ill repute
  • obloquy
  • odium
  • opprobrium
  • shame

Synonyms for ignominy

noun a state of dishonor

Synonyms

  • disgrace
  • shame

Related Words

  • dishonor
  • dishonour
  • humiliation
  • obloquy
  • opprobrium
  • odium
  • reproach
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