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.

Synonyms

• debasing
• degrading
• humiliating

Related terms

• ignominy

Derived terms

• ignominiously

Translations

marked by shame of disgrace

Hebrew: מחפיר (he) (makhpír)

Swedish: vanhedrande (sv), skymflig (sv), neslig (sv), skamlig (sv)