ignominy

Definitions


[ˈɪɡnəmɪni], (Noun)

Definitions:
- public shame or disgrace
(e.g: the ignominy of being imprisoned)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from French ignominie or Latin ignominia, from in- ‘not’ + a variant of nomen ‘name’




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