ignominy
ignominy · ignominies
безчестя, ганьба
бесчестие, позор, срам
Schmach, Schande, Schändlichkeit, Unaussprechlichkeit
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliationGreat dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
/ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/
» Both cars suffered the ignominy of finishing a lap down.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
Near-synonym: bad name
Schmach, Schande, Schändlichkeit
бесче́стиеbesčéstije, позо́рpozór, срамsram
безче́стяbezčéstja, ганьба́hanʹbá
a state of dishonor
Examples
1 sentencesBoth cars suffered the ignominy of finishing a lap down.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
great dishonor, shame, or humiliation:
Русский
By meaning 1
great dishonor, shame, or humiliation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
great dishonor, shame, or humiliation:
Origin
Borrowed from French ignominie, from Latin ignōminia, from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (pBorrowed from French ignominie, from Latin ignōminia, from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-).
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Forms
plural: ignominies| Singular | ignominy |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable