4 definitions
for Ignominy
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Ignominy \Ig"no*min*y\, n.; pl. Ignominies. [L. ignominia
ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not +
nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See In- not, and Name.]
1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
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Their generals have been received with honor after
their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.
--Addison.
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Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.
--Rambler.
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Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made
dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is
made honorable by the Commonwealth. --Hobbes.
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2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
Syn: Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
ignominy
n : a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his
family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
[syn: shame, disgrace]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "ignominy":
abomination, atrocity, chagrin, contempt, degradation, demotion,
depluming, desecration, despite, discredit, disdain, disesteem,
disgrace, dishonor, displuming, disrepute, ignobility,
ignominiousness, infamousness, infamy, ingloriousness,
loss of honor, mortification, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pity,
profanation, sacrilege, scandal, scorn, shame, terrible thing,
violation
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
IGNOMINY. Public disgrace, infamy, reproach, dishonor. Ignominy is the
opposite of esteem. Wolff, Sec. 145. See Infamy.
