involving a total loss of dignity and
selfself
lf-respect, and
d
making somebody or
something
hi
appear
shamefully weak and
i ff i / deserving
ineffective
d
i
condemnation and
contempt
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Related Forms:
Related Forms:
•ignominiousness (noun)
•ignominy (noun)
•ignominiously (adverb)
Synonyms:
•degrading
•disgraceful
•dishonorable
•shameful
•despicable
•ignoble
•humiliating
•embarrassing
•reprehensible
Mortified by his ignominious
behavior, the little boy buried his head in the sand.
Committing an act of ignominy makes
us feel as if we have egg on our face.
Many people believe
that full body scans
or pat searches at
airports are
ignominious
invasions of their
i
privacy.
In The Scarlet Letter, the
scarlet “A”
A that Hester
wears was designed to
e
d her
e o
of her
e
remind
ignominious behavior.
The little girl’s ignominy
was written
i
all
ll over her
h face
f
after
f
she
h
ate the cherry pie without permission.
The stigma of
i
ignominy
i makes
k conscionable
i bl people
l ffeell smallll
when they are caught doing something wrong red
red--handed.
Even dogs know when th
they are behaving b h i
ignominiously.
The man
ignominiously
accepted
punishment for his
p
opprobrious
behavior