HyperDic: ignominious

English > 1 sense of the word ignominious:
ADJECTIVEallignominious, black, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
ignominious > pronunciation
Soundsih.gnahmih'niyahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > ignominious: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame.
Example "an ignominious retreat"
Synonymsblack, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
Broaderdishonorable, dishonourablelacking honor or integrity
Spanishbochornoso, ignominioso, oprobioso, vergonzoso
Catalandeshonorant, ignominiós, oprobiós, vergonyós
Nounsignominiousnessunworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
ignominya state of dishonor
Adverbsignominiouslyin a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree

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