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It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of other countries the application of public money by an officer of Government to private uses should be made a felony and visited with severe and ignominious punishment.
Martin Van Buren

Meaning of "ignominious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IGNOMINIOUS

ignominious  [ˌɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IGNOMINIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ignominious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IGNOMINIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ignominious

Shame

Shame is, variously, an affect, emotion, cognition, state, or condition. The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning "to cover"; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame. Nineteenth century scientist Charles Darwin, in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, described shame affect as consisting of blushing, confusion of mind, downward cast eyes, slack posture, and lowered head, and he noted observations of shame affect in human populations worldwide. He also noted the sense of warmth or heat occurring in intense shame. A "sense of shame" is the consciousness or awareness of shame as a state or condition. Such shame cognition may occur as a result of the experience of shame affect or, more generally, in any situation of embarrassment, dishonor, disgrace, inadequacy, humiliation, or chagrin. A condition or state of shame may also be assigned externally, by others, regardless of one's own experience or awareness. "To shame" generally means to actively assign or communicate a state of shame to another.

Definition of ignominious in the English dictionary

The definition of ignominious in the dictionary is humiliating. Other definition of ignominious is involving disgrace or shame.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IGNOMINIOUS


Arminius
ɑːˈmɪnɪəs
calcaneus
kælˈkeɪnɪəs
Comenius
kəˈmeɪnɪəs
contemporaneous
kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs
cutaneous
kjuːˈteɪnɪəs
extraneous
ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs
Flaminius
fləˈmɪnɪəs
gramineous
ɡrəˈmɪnɪəs
instantaneous
ˌɪnstənˈteɪnɪəs
miscellaneous
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs
mucocutaneous
ˌmjuːkəʊkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
percutaneous
ˌpɜːkjʊˈteɪnɪəs
postliminious
ˌpəʊstlɪˈmɪnɪəs
scitamineous
ˌsɪtəˈmɪnɪəs
simultaneous
ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs
spontaneous
spɒnˈteɪnɪəs
stamineous
stəˈmɪnɪəs
stramineous
strəˈmɪnɪəs
subcutaneous
ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
vimineous
vɪˈmɪnɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IGNOMINIOUS

ignition key
ignition switch
ignitron
ignobility
ignoble
ignobleness
ignobly
ignominies
ignominiously
ignominiousness
ignominy
ignorable
ignoramus
ignorance
ignorant
ignorantly
ignoratio elenchi
ignore
ignorer
ignotum per ignotius

WORDS THAT END LIKE IGNOMINIOUS

acrimonious
arsenious
calumnious
ceremonious
delicious
disharmonious
euphonious
felonious
harmonious
impecunious
ingenious
inharmonious
insomnious
parsimonious
querimonious
ruthenious
sanctimonious
sanious
selenious
symphonious
unceremonious

Synonyms and antonyms of ignominious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IGNOMINIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ignominious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ignominious

Translation of «ignominious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IGNOMINIOUS

Find out the translation of ignominious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ignominious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ignominious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可耻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ignominiosa
570 millions of speakers

English

ignominious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शर्मनाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесславный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ignominiosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কলঙ্কজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ignominieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memalukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schmählich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恥ずべき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불명예스러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awake dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ô nhục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लज्जास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rezil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ignominioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

haniebny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безславний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rușinoasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατιμωτικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skandelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ignominious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsmedelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ignominious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IGNOMINIOUS»

The term «ignominious» is normally little used and occupies the 118.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IGNOMINIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ignominious

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QUOTES WITH «IGNOMINIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ignominious.
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Martin Van Buren
It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of other countries the application of public money by an officer of Government to private uses should be made a felony and visited with severe and ignominious punishment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IGNOMINIOUS»

Discover the use of ignominious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ignominious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Law of Adultery and Ignominious Punishments
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Andrew McFarland Davis, 2011
2
Certain Additional Notes Touching Upon the Subjects of ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Andrew McFarland Davis, 2010
3
Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture
... of intimacy and affection. In keeping with codes of turn-of-the-century reality television, which center on the display of ignominious bodies, the Osbournes themselves literally embody this dichotomy of “ordinary” and “extraordinary” codes.
Susan Murray, Laurie Ouellette, 2008
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Account of the Short Life and Ignominious Death of Stephen ...
Full Title: "Account of The Short Life and Ignominious Death of Stephen Merrill Clark"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300 years, with official ...
Anonymous, 2012
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Horsfallian system of teaching English grammar
Ignominious, more ignominious. most ignominious ; ignomhiiously, more ignominiously most ignominiously. Ignominious, less ignominious, least ignominious; ignominiously, less ignominiously, least ignominiously. Slow, slower, slowest ...
William Horsfall, 1853
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
They with pale fear surpriz'd, Fled ignominious. Milton. Cctncgus, though a traitor to the state, And tortur'd, 'scap'd this ignominious fate. v Dryden. They gave, and she transferr'd the eurs'ij advice, That mnnnrchs should their inward sou!
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
7
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
They with pale fear sorpris'd, Fled ignominious. Milton. Cethegus, though a traitor to the state, And tortur'd, 'fcap'd this ignominious fate. Dryderf. They gave, and she transferr'd the curs'd advice, That monarchs should their inward soul disguise  ...
‎1816
8
The World a Global Village: Intercultural Competence in ...
In the 1995 edition 'ignominious' was classified as formal, and was followed by the examples 'an ignominious departure/another ignominious failure'; the 2001 edition contains exactly the same information. This can hardly be termed a great  ...
Katja Lochtman, Jenny Kappel, 2008
9
Infamia
(v) Ignominious dismissal of a soldier from the army 1. Besides the actual punishments inflicted for breaches of military discipline, three subordinate penalties were recognised; these were change of service (militiae mutatio), degradation from ...
A. H. J. Greenidge
10
Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley: The St. Leger Expedition of 1777
chapter. eleven. ~. The. Ignominious. End. of. the. Seige. Cowardice in Some, Treason in Others August 21 and secured a great quantity of wood without being discovered. All the while, the enemy's batteries cannonaded and shelled, which ...
Gavin K. Watt, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IGNOMINIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ignominious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Un4gettable Favre: Top impressive and ignominious statistics | FOX …
Part 4: Top impressive and ignominious statistics. TOP 4 IMPRESSIVE STATISTICS. 4. NFL's only 3-time consecutive MVP (1995-97). 3. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Sharp learning curve for young Boks - SuperSport - Rugby
In 2003 they were hammered in the Tri-Nations under Rudolf Straeuli and made an ignominious exit from the World Cup in the quarterfinal ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
3
Greece's Surrender: A Return to 1919, or to 1905? - The New Yorker
Under this analysis, Syriza's surrender wasn't necessarily an ignominious one. As Lenin commented of the failed 1905 revolution in Russia, ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
4
End of the line for giant carp Two Tone after body 'rejected' by …
Now, years after the angling community mourned the death of Two Tone, the fish could be facing an ignominious end after calls to display his ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Ashes 2015: Blunt attack reminds England of past Ashes struggles …
As the day advanced at a packed, sweaty Lord's memories returned of a couple of ignominious opening days for England in the recent history ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Reddit Just Made a Major Announcement — Here's Everything You …
Every Reddit revolt — every ignominious period of sound and fury — burns hot but brief, and is eventually consumed by Reddit's algorithm and ... «Mic, Jul 15»
7
If the Iran Deal Fails… - Robert Satloff - POLITICO Magazine
But let's say that the president holds firm to the current text, despite ignominious defeat on his flagship foreign policy achievement. Remember ... «Politico, Jul 15»
8
GOP critic of Iran deal goes completely over the top | MSNBC
Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) has won an ignominious prize. Senator Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois, says the nuclear agreement with Iran “condemns ... «MSNBC, Jul 15»
9
Shylock on stage - The Hindu
However, the arrival of a learned “doctor” quoting the law of the land turns the tables on Shylock, inflicting on him ignominious defeat. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
'Death and Mr. Pickwick': a marvelously Dickensian novel about the …
Finally he dies a horrible and ignominious death. Having told this story over 25 pages, Jarvis immediately returns to the initial narrative about ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»

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