ignominy

Meaning

Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

Synonyms

disgrace

dishonour

shame

infamy

dishonor

humiliation

opprobrium

vileness

blot

shamefulness

discomfiture

discredit

meanness

degradation

mortification

outrage

reproach

roguishness

scoundrelism

public disgrace

public dishonor

abasement

skuldyggery

abashment

blemish

censure

contempt

crookedness

dishonesty

disregard

embarrassment

ignominiousness

indignity

infamousness

ingloriousness

knavery

Translations

ignominia

ignominia

ignominie

Schande

honte

infamia

vergogna

alçaklık

ignomínia

rezalet

disonore

infamie

ignomínia

scorno

vergonya

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/

Etymology

Borrowed from French ignominie, from Latin ignōminia, from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-).