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Meaning of ignominy in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/
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Noun
ignominy
Etymology
mid 16th century: from French ignominie or Latin ignominia, from in-‘not’ + a variant of nomen‘name’
Definitions
1.
a state of dishonor
Examples
« one mistake brought shame to all his family »
« suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison »