ignominy

English

Etymology

From French ignominie, from Latin ignominia, from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭg'nə-mĭn'ē, IPA: /ˈɪɡnəmɪni/, X-SAMPA: /"Ign@mIni/

Noun

ignominy (plural ignominies)

1. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
   • a. 1994, Bill Watterson, Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat, Andrews McMeel, ISBN 0836217691, page 168

     Calvin: Our great plan backfired and I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy!

Translations

Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation

• Finnish: häpeä (fi), häpeällinen teko (fi)
• French: ignominie (fr) f
• Latin: ignominia (la)
• Norwegian: skjensel (no) m, vanære (no) m, skam (no) m
• Portuguese: ignomínia (pt) f

• Romanian: ignominie (ro) f
• Russian: бесчестье (ru) (besčestʹje) n
• Spanish: ignominia (es)
• Swedish: vanära (sv), skam (sv), nesa (sv), skymf (sv), smälek (sv)
• Turkish: rezalet (tr)

Derived terms

• ignominious