IGNOMINY


Meaning of IGNOMINY in English

/ ˈɪgnəmɪni; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( formal ) public shame and loss of honour

SYN disgrace :

They suffered the ignominy of defeat.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French ignominie or Latin ignominia , from in- not + a variant of nomen name.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.