inglorious

adjective
🔊/ɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/
🔊/ɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/
[usually before noun] (literary)
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  1. causing feelings of shame令人羞愧的;可耻的;不光彩的 synonym shameful
    • an inglorious chapter in the nation’s history这个民族历史上可耻的一页
    compare glorious
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin inglorius (from in- (expressing negation) + gloria ‘glory’) + -ous.