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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 nig•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. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | 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" |
ignominynoun disgrace, shame, humiliation, contempt, discredit, stigma, disrepute, dishonour, infamy, mortification, bad odour the ignominy of being made redundant credit, honour, reputeignominynounLoss of or damage to one's reputation:bad name, bad odor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ill repute, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame.TranslationsignominieignominiavergognososkamskjenselvanæreEncyclopediaSeeShameMedicalSeeshameIgnominyenUK
IGNOMINY. Public disgrace, infamy, reproach, dishonor. Ignominy is the opposite of esteem. Wolff, Sec. 145. See Infamy. ignominyenUK
Synonyms for ignominynoun disgraceSynonyms- disgrace
- shame
- humiliation
- contempt
- discredit
- stigma
- disrepute
- dishonour
- infamy
- mortification
- bad odour
AntonymsSynonyms for ignominynoun loss of or damage to one's reputationSynonyms- bad name
- bad odor
- discredit
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disrepute
- humiliation
- ill repute
- obloquy
- odium
- opprobrium
- shame
Synonyms for ignominynoun a state of dishonorSynonymsRelated Words- dishonor
- dishonour
- humiliation
- obloquy
- opprobrium
- odium
- reproach
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