Definition of ignominious Ignominious
/ɪˌgnʌmɪˈniʌs/ - [ignumineeus] - ig•no•min•i•ous
We found 5 definitions of ignominious from 3 different sources.
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What does ignominious mean?
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| ignominious - (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" | ||
| black, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful | ||
| dishonourable, dishonorable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ignominious (a.)
Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful. - ignominious (a.)
Deserving ignominy; despicable. - ignominious (a.)
Humiliating; degrading; as, an ignominious judgment or sentence.
