ignominy

ig·no·min·y  (gn-mn, -m-n)

n. pl. ig·no·min·ies

1. Great personal dishonor or humiliation.

2. Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character.

---

[French ignominie, from Old French, from Latin ignminia : i-, in-, not; see in-¹ + nmen, gnmen, name (influenced by gnscere, to know); see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]

---

ignominy [ˈɪgnəˌmɪnɪ]

n pl -minies

1. disgrace or public shame; dishonour

2. a cause of disgrace; a shameful act

[from Latin ignōminia disgrace, from ig- (see in-²) + nōmen name, reputation]

ignominious  adj

ignominiously  adv

ignominiousness  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ignominy - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" disgrace, shame dishonor, dishonour - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" humiliation - state of disgrace or loss of self-respect obloquy, opprobrium - state of disgrace resulting from public abuse odium - state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior reproach - 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

Translations

ignominy [ˈɪgnəmɪnɪ] N → ignominia f, oprobio m, vergüenza f

ignominy [ˈɪgnəmɪni] n → ignominie f
the ignominy of being defeated → l'ignominie de la défaite

ignominy

n → Schmach f, → Schande f, → Schimpf m (old)

ignominy [ˈɪgnəˌmɪnɪ] n (frm) → ignominia

---

ignominy [ˈɪgnəˌmɪnɪ] n (frm) → ignominia