ignominious
Meaning of ignominious
- deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
no other party risked ignominious defeat
late Middle English: from French ignominieux, or Latin ignominiosus, from ignominia (see ignominy).
Information about ignominious
- It is an adjective.
- Languages in which ignominious is used:
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Hyphenation of ignominious
ig-no-min-ious
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- ignominious is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
ignominious synonyms
Meaning black:
black, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
Meaning making someone feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride:
Meaning appearing foolish and unseemly; lacking in dignity:
Meaning causing embarrassment:
Meaning causing great embarrassment or shame:
Meaning tending to bring harm to a reputation:
Meaning not honourable in character or purpose:
Meaning (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree:
Meaning feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune:
Meaning (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state:
Meaning (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable:
Meaning deserving or arousing pity:
ignominious antonyms
Meaning having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration:
Words that rhyme with ignominious
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