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US
/ˈɪɡnoʊˌmɪni/
]
[ UK /ˈɪɡnəmˌɪni/ ]
[ UK /ˈɪɡnəmˌɪni/ ]
NOUN
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a state of dishonor
one mistake brought shame to all his family
suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
How To Use ignominy In A Sentence
- But if you really must chew, a few ground rules should keep you this side of social ignominy.
- It's a battle of dignity against ignominy, a battle for the rights of the peoples of Venezuela and Latin America.
- It's the final ignominy in a life of abuse. Times, Sunday Times
- The Workers' Coalition experienced the ignominy of total defeat in the last election.
- He sustained horrific internal and external injuries, including a crushed pelvis, blood clots on his brain and had the ignominy of walking around with a colostomy bag for the next four years.
- Always unpleasant to see decent men suffer such personal ignominy. Times, Sunday Times
- It was in that moment of epiphany that England began the long, inevitable descent towards ignominy. Times, Sunday Times
- I didn't want to see anyone sent to his desk in ignominy. Proof
- Their outraged fans should be assured that ignominy is not quite so bad as it is painted. Times, Sunday Times
- Why he didn't bring all this heat the day the Mitchell Report came out, putting his name in ignominy's marquee lights, is a true mystery. With reputation at stake, Clemens in tough save situation