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ignominious

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ignominious /ˌɪgnəˈmɪnijəs/ adjective
ignominious
/ˌɪgnəˈmɪnijəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of IGNOMINIOUS
[more ignominious; most ignominious] formal
: causing disgrace or shame丢脸的;耻辱的

— ignominiously

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 21869 COCA: 26968

ignominious

adjective

ig·​no·​min·​i·​ous ˌig-nə-ˈmi-nē-əs How to pronounce ignominious (audio)
1
: humiliating, degrading
an ignominious defeat
2
: deserving of shame or infamy : despicable
3
: marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable
ignominiously adverb
ignominiousness noun

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The "-nom-" of "ignominious" comes from "nomen," the Latin word for "name" or "repute." (It's also the root of "misnomer," "nomenclature," and "nominal," among others.) The "ig-" part of the word is akin to the negative prefix in-; when joined to the root "-nom-," it indicates the namelessness that goes with shame or dishonor. To suffer an ignominious fate is to lose the opportunity to make a name for oneself or to lose one's good name. When "ignominious" was first borrowed from a French form of the word in the 15th century, it meant "disgraced" or "dishonorable." "Ignominious" continues to have such meanings, but it also has somewhat milder meanings - "embarrassing" and "humiliating."

Example Sentences

some of his friends considered the low-level job to be an ignominious fate for the laid-off executive the prison guards degraded themselves with their inhumane, ignominious treatment of the prisoners
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of ignominious was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 21869 COCA: 26968

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