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Definition of ignominy noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ignominy

noun

NAmE//ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni//

[uncountable] (formal)

public shame and loss of honor synonym disgrace They suffered the ignominy of defeat.

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