IGNOMINIOUS


Meaning of IGNOMINIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪgnəmɪniəs ]

If you describe an experience or action as ignominious , you mean it is embarrassing because it shows a great lack of success. ( FORMAL )

...their ignominious defeat...

= humiliating

ADJ

• ig‧no‧mini‧ous‧ly

Their soldiers had to retreat ignominiously after losing hundreds of lives.

ADV : ADV with v

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