ignominious

WOTD – 15 May 2006    

English

Etymology

From French or Old French ignominieux, from Latin ignominiosus (“disgraceful”), from ignominia (“loss of a good name, ignominy”), from in- (“not”) +‎ nomen (“name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs/

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Adjective

ignominious (comparative more ignominious, superlative most ignominious)

1. Marked by shame or disgrace.
   • 1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 6

     In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year.

Synonyms

• debasing
• degrading
• humiliating

Related terms

• ignominy

Derived terms

• ignominiously

Translations

marked by shame of disgrace

• Dutch: schamelijk (nl)
• Hebrew: מחפיר (he) (makhpír)
• Italian: ignominioso (it) m

• Latin: ignōminiōsus (la) m
• Spanish: ignominioso (es) m
• Swedish: vanhedrande (sv), skymflig (sv), neslig (sv), skamlig (sv)