Definition of
Ignominious
- (adj, all) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
an ignominious retreat
inglorious defeat
an opprobrious monument to human greed
a shameful display of cowardice
- (adj, all) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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Synonyms of Ignominious
Alternate forms of Ignominious
Derivations: ignominiousness, ignominy
Origin of the word Ignominious
- 1520s, from M.Fr. ignominieux (14c.), from L. ignominiosus "disgraceful, shameful," from ignominia "loss of a (good) name," from in- "not" + nomen (gen. nominis) "name." Influenced by Old L. gnoscere "come to know." more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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