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ignominy

noun

🔊/ˈɪɡnəmɪni/

🔊/ˈɪɡnəmɪni/

[uncountable] (formal)

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public shame and loss of honour公开的耻辱；不名誉 synonym disgrace
- They suffered the ignominy of defeat.他们蒙受了失败的耻辱。🔊🔊
Topics Feelingsc2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French ignominie or Latin ignominia, from in- ‘not’ + a variant of nomen ‘name’.