Definitions for ignominyˈɪg nəˌmɪn i, ɪgˈnɒm ə ni
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ig•no•min•y*ˈɪg nəˌmɪn i, ɪgˈnɒm ə ni(n.)(pl.)-min•ies.
personal disgrace; dishonor.
shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct.
* Syn: See disgrace.
Origin of ignominy:
1530–40; < L ignōminia
Princeton's WordNet
shame, disgrace, ignominy(noun)
a state of dishonor
"one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
Wiktionary
ignominy(Noun)
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
Origin: From ignominie, from ignominia, from ig- + nomen.
Webster Dictionary
Ignominy(noun)
public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy
Ignominy(noun)
an act deserving disgrace; an infamous act
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