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Meaning of ignominious in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/
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Classifying Adjective
ignominious
Definitions
1.
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Examples
« Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands- Rachel Carson »
« an ignominious retreat »
« inglorious defeat »
« an opprobrious monument to human »
Synonyms
dishonorable
dishonourable