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ignominious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | black, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful |
| Derivation | ignominiousness, ignominy |
an ignominious retreat.
Examples of ignominious
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The Cubs'lost the series in ignominious fashion, but that wasn't a deal breaker.
From the dailyherald.com
Fujimori has both a distinguished and an ignominious place in Peruvian history.
From the time.com
Even worse, the defense is chasing another ignominious mark for points allowed.
From the newsobserver.com
I promise you the Patriots haven't forgotten the taste of that ignominious defeat.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Canada will have a home crowd to please and an ignominious history to reverse.
From the usatoday.com
The supermarket chain has signalled an ignominious end for its California venture.
From the guardian.co.uk
When the history of the smartphone is written, HP will have an ignominious chapter.
From the guardian.co.uk
The fall of Rod Blagojevich from power in Illinois may have been ignominious.
From the dailyherald.com
Most ignominious of the administration's problems was the e-mail controversy.
From the stltoday.com
- Black: (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 ...
- (ignominiously) disgracefully: in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low"
- (ignominiousness) shamefulness: unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
- (ignominy) shame: a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
- Shame is, variously, an affect, emotion, cognition, state, or condition. The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning to cover; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame.
- Marked by shame or disgrace
- (ignominiously) in an ignominious manner
- (ignominy) Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation
- (IGNOMINY) Public disgrace, infamy, reproach, dishonor. Ignominy is the opposite of esteem. Wolff, 145. See Infamy.
