Meaning of IGNOMINY
| Pronunciation: | | 'ignu`minee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" |
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| | Synonyms: | | disgrace, shame |
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| | See Also: | | dishonor, dishonour, humiliation, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ig"no*min*y\, n.; pl. {Ignominies}. [L. ignominia
ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not +
nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See {In-} not, and {Name}.]
1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
Their generals have been received with honor after
their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.
--Addison.
Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.
--Rambler.
Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made
dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is
made honorable by the Common wealth. --Hobbes.
2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
Syn: Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.
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| | Related Terms: | | abomination, atrocity, chagrin, contempt, degradation, demotion, depluming, desecration, despite, discredit, disdain, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, displuming, disrepute, ignobility, ignominiousness, infamousness, infamy, ingloriousness, loss of honor, mortification, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pity, profanation, sacrilege, scandal, scorn, shame, terrible thing, violation |
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