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Definition of ignominy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ignominy

noun

/ˈɪɡnəmɪni/

/ˈɪɡnəmɪni/

[uncountable] (formal)

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public shame and loss of honour synonym disgrace
- They suffered the ignominy of defeat.
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French ignominie or Latin ignominia, from in- ‘not’ + a variant of nomen ‘name’.

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