ignominious
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ignominious
- /ˌɪɡ.nə(ʊ)ˈmɪ.ni.əs/ UK
- /ɪɡ.nəˈmɪ.ni.əs/ US
Rhymes with -ɪniəs
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English ignominious (“disgraceful, shameful”), from Middle French ignominieux (modern French ignominieux), or from its etymon Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraced; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious”), from ignōminia (“disgrace, dishonour, shame, ignominy”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly; prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Ignōminia is derived from ig- (variant of in- (prefix meaning not) + nōmen (“name; good name, reputation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”)) + -ia (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). By surface analysis, ignominy + -ious (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting the presence of a quality in any degree, typically an abundance).
adjective more ignominious · most ignominious
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Especially of a person: deserving of disgrace or dishonour; contemptible, despicable.
Similar: abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion, cheap, choical, contemptible, cringing, damnable, dedecorous
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Causing or marked by disgrace or dishonour; disgraceful, dishonourable; also (loosely), humiliating, shameful.
The time when the pseudovirtuous men and women die a painful and ignominious death has yet to come.
Similar: abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion, cheap, choical, contemptible, cringing, damnable, dedecorous
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adj causing or marked by disgrace or dishonour — see also disgraceful, dishonourable
| Español | ignominioso |
|---|---|
| Português | ignominioso |
| Français | ignominieux |
| Deutsch | schändlich, schmählich, schmachvoll, schimpflich |
| Italiano | ignominioso |
| Русский | позо́рный pozórnyj, бессла́вный besslávnyj |
| עברית | מַחְפִּיר makhpír |
Talk about this word "ignominious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ignominious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ignominious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ignominious "ignominious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ignominious.Cite this
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