[ US /ˈɪɡnoʊˌmɪni/ ]
[ UK /ˈɪɡnəmˌɪni/ ]
NOUN
  1. a state of dishonor
    one mistake brought shame to all his family
    suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
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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
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