"ignominious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/ Audio: en-us-ignominious.ogg [US] Forms: more ignominious [comparative], most ignominious [superlative]
Etymology: From French or Old French ignominieux, from Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraceful”), from ignōminia (“loss of a good name, ignominy”), from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-). By surface analysis, ignominy + -ious. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{uder|en|fro|ignominieux|}} Old French ignominieux, {{uder|en|la|ignominiosus|ignōminiōsus|disgraceful}} Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraceful”), {{m|la|ignominia|ignōminia|loss of a good name, ignominy}} ignōminia (“loss of a good name, ignominy”), {{m|la|ig-||not}} ig- (“not”), {{m|la|nomen||name}} nomen (“name”), {{m|la|in-}} in-, {{surf|en|ignominy|-ious}} By surface analysis, ignominy + -ious Head templates: {{en-adj}} ignominious (comparative more ignominious, superlative most ignominious)
  1. Marked by great disgrace, dishonour, humiliation, or shame; disgraceful, shameful. Synonyms: despicable Derived forms: ignominiously Related terms: ignominy Translations (marked by shame or disgrace): ἄδοξος (ádoxos) (Ancient Greek), позорен (pozoren) (Bulgarian), долен (dolen) (Bulgarian), ignominiós (Catalan), potupný [masculine] (Czech), ostudný (Czech), ponižující (Czech), hanebný [masculine] (Czech), schamelijk (Dutch), häpeällinen (Finnish), ignominieux (French), ignominiôs (Friulian), ignominioso (Galician), schändlich (German), schmählich (German), schmachvoll (German), schimpflich (German), מַחְפִּיר (makhpír) (Hebrew), ignominioso [masculine] (Italian), ignōminiōsus [masculine] (Latin), sromotny (Polish), ignominioso (Portuguese), позо́рный (pozórnyj) (Russian), бессла́вный (besslávnyj) (Russian), ignominioso (Spanish), vanhedrande (Swedish), skymflig (Swedish), neslig (Swedish), skamlig (Swedish), yüz kızartıcı (Turkish)

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