ignominy

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Pronunciation

/ˈɪɡnəmɪni/(IG-nuh-min-ee)

Part of speech

nounformal

Chinese

耻辱；不名誉

Definition

Public shame or disgrace.

Word family

  • ignominious/ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/(adj)可耻的
  • ignominiously/ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəsli/(adv)可耻地

Collocations

  • suffer ignominy
  • public ignominy
  • the ignominy of
  • heap ignominy on

Examples

  1. 1.The ignominy of being caught cheating followed him throughout his academic career. (public shame)
  2. 2.She could not bear the ignominy of returning home as a failure. (disgrace)

Synonyms

  • shame/ʃeɪm/— feeling of disgrace
  • humiliation/hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/— loss of dignity
  • disgrace/dɪsˈɡreɪs/— loss of reputation

Etymology

from Latin "ignominia" — in- (not) + nomen (name) — loss of one's good name