ignominiousadjective
uk/ˌɪɡ.nəˈmɪn.i.əs/us/ˌɪɡ.nəˈmɪn.i.əs/literary(especially of events or behaviour) embarrassing because of being a complete failure:
an ignominious defeat/failure/retreat
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Humiliating and degrading
- abase
- be under a cloud idiom
- bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom
- bruise
- bruise sb's ego idiom
- compromise
- cut sb down to size idiom
- deflate
- degrade
- dishonour
- doghouse
- exhibition
- fall from grace idiom
- forget
- indignity
- knock
- knock sb off their pedestal idiom 1
- knock sb off their pedestal
- lower your sights idiom
- peg
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ignominiously
adverb uk/ˌɪɡ.nəˈmɪn.i.əs.li/us/ˌɪɡ.nəˈmɪn.i.əs.li/