| NOUN | state | ignominy, shame, disgrace | a state of dishonor |
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| Sounds | ih'gnowmih.niy | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | A state of dishonor. | |
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| Example | "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" | |
| Synonyms | shame, disgrace | |
| Narrower | humiliation | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect |
| obloquy, opprobrium | state of disgrace resulting from public abuse | |
| odium | state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior | |
| reproach | disgrace or shame | |
| Broader | dishonor, dishonour | A state of shame or disgrace |
| Spanish | desgracia, deshonra, ignominia, sambenito, vergüenza | |
| Catalan | ignomínia, vergonya | |
| Adjectives | ignominious | (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame |
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