'Ignominy' definitions:
Definition of 'ignominy'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Ignominy'
From: GCIDE
- Ignominy \Ig"no*min*y\, n.; pl. Ignominies. [L. ignominia ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not + nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See In- not, and Name.]
- 1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy. [1913 Webster]
- Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
- Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is made honorable by the Commonwealth. --Hobbes. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
- Syn: Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ignominy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abomination,
- atrocity,
- chagrin,
- contempt,
- degradation,
- demotion,
- depluming,
- desecration,
- despite,
- discredit,
- disdain,
- disesteem,
- disgrace,
- dishonor,
- displuming,
- disrepute,
- ignobility,
- ignominiousness,
- infamousness,
- infamy,
- ingloriousness,
- loss of honor,
- mortification,
- obloquy,
- odium,
- opprobrium,
- pity,
- profanation,
- sacrilege,
- scandal,
- scorn,
- shame,
- terrible thing,
- violation