Definitions for ignominious
ˌɪg nəˈmɪn i əsig·no·min·ious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shamefuladjective

   (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

   "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 greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. ignominiousadjective

   Marked by shame or disgrace.

2. Etymology: From or ignominieux, from ignominiosus, from ignominia, from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ignominiousadjective

   Mean; shameful; reproachful; dishonourable. Used both of persons and things.

   Etymology: ignominieux, French; ignominiosus, Lat. from ignominy.

   They with pale fear surpriz'd,
   Fled ignominious. John Milton.

   Cethegus, though a traitor to the state,
   And tortur'd, 'scap'd this ignominious fate. John Dryden, Juven.

   They gave, and she transferr'd the curs'd advice,
   That monarchs should their inward soul disguise;
   By ignominious arts, for servile ends,
   Should compliment their foes, and shun their friends. Matthew Prior.

   Nor has this kingdom deserved to be sacrificed to one single, rapacious, obscure, ignominious projector. Jonathan Swift.

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1. ignominious

   Ignominious refers to something that induces public shame, disgrace, dishonor, or humiliation. It is often used to describe actions or behaviors that are considered embarrassing or degrading.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Ignominiousadjective

   marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful

2. Ignominiousadjective

   deserving ignominy; despicable

3. Ignominiousadjective

   humiliating; degrading; as, an ignominious judgment or sentence

4. Etymology: [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ignominious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ignominious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ignominious in a Sentence

1. Flavio Volpe:

   The Minister’s drive to achieve another vanity trophy paid for by the regular people who work in Canada’s auto sector is amazing to watch and I congratulate him on this ignominious achievement.

2. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   Everything will be done to identify, arrest and judge the perpetrator or perpetrators of this ignominious act.

3. Herman Melville, Moby Dick:

   Men may seem detestable as joint stock-companies and nations; knaves, fools, and murderers there may be; men may have mean and meagre faces; but man, in the ideal, is so noble and so sparkling, such a grand and glowing creature, that over any ignominious blemish in him all his fellows should run to throw their costliest robes.

4. H. L. Mencken:

   The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.

5. George Orwell:

   To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armor, the apostles of the martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when the time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ignominious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ignominious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ignominious
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignominious