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 Definitions of ignominy  [ˈɪg nəˌmɪn i, ɪgˈnɒm ə ni]  

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Definition of 'ignominy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ignominy
personal disgrace; dishonor.

2.  ignominy
shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct.

Etymology:  (1530–40; < L ignōminia)

Definition of 'ignominy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) shame, disgrace, ignominy
a state of dishonor
"one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"


Definition of 'ignominy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ignominy
public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy

2. (noun) ignominy
an act deserving disgrace; an infamous act



'ignominy' - Nearby Entries  

ignominious  ignominiously  ignominiousness  ignominy  ignoramus  ignorance  ignorant  



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