/ 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.
/ 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. 2005