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Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.
John Milton

Meaning of "ignominy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IGNOMINY

From Latin ignōminia disgrace, from ig- (see in-²) + nōmen name, reputation.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IGNOMINY

ignominy  [ˈɪɡnəˌmɪnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IGNOMINY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ignominy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IGNOMINY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ignominy

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 ignominy in the English dictionary

The definition of ignominy in the dictionary is disgrace or public shame; dishonour. Other definition of ignominy is a cause of disgrace; a shameful act.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IGNOMINY


bigeminy
baɪˈdʒemɪnɪ
crimine
ˈkrɪmɪnɪ
criminy
ˈkrɪmɪnɪ
dominee
ˈduːmɪnɪ
dominie
ˈdɒmɪnɪ
feminie
ˈfɛmɪnɪ
geminy
ˈdʒɛmɪnɪ
hominy
ˈhɒmɪnɪ
jiminy
ˈdʒɪmɪnɪ
jimminy
ˈdʒɪmɪnɪ
Melpomene
mɛlˈpɒmɪnɪ
micromini
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmɪnɪ
miminy-piminy
ˌmɪmɪnɪˈpɪmɪnɪ
mini
ˈmɪnɪ
minnie
ˈmɪnɪ
niminy-piminy
ˈnɪmɪnɪˈpɪmɪnɪ
postliminy
pəʊstˈlɪmɪnɪ
Rimini
ˈrɪmɪnɪ
supermini
ˈsuːpəˌmɪnɪ
verminy
ˈvɜːmɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IGNOMINY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE IGNOMINY

bliny
brainy
destiny
grainy
liny
Manifest Destiny
miny
mutiny
piny
Pliny
rainy
scrutiny
shiny
spiny
tiny
twiny
veiny
viny
whiny
winy

Synonyms and antonyms of ignominy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IGNOMINY»

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

Translation of «ignominy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IGNOMINY

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

Translator English - Chinese

耻辱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ignominia
570 millions of speakers

English

ignominy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदनामी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

позор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ignomínia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ignominie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyusahkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmach
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

屈辱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불명예
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mamang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự sỉ nhục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अज्ञान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alçaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ignominia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hańba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ганьба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ticăloșie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατιμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skande
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vanära
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ignominy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ignominy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IGNOMINY»

The term «ignominy» is normally little used and occupies the 123.224 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IGNOMINY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ignominy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ignominy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «IGNOMINY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ignominy.
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John Milton
Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IGNOMINY»

Discover the use of ignominy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ignominy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shuffling to Ignominy: The Tragedy of Stepin Fetchit
A definitive, uncompromising look at the first African-American movie star and controversial racial figure, revealing the man behind the polarizing mask of a name.
Champ Clark, 2005
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Peace, Ignominy, and Destruction: a poem. [By E. Jerningham.]
PEACE,. IGNOMINY,. AND DESTRUCTION. \ AROUND th' enduring martyr's hallow'd shrine Their brightest flowers the holy Muses twine ! With roses blushing from the fields of war, Their skilful hands adorn the victor's carl ' And, for the candid ...
‎1796
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English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order
INFAMY, IGNOMINY, OPPROBRIUM. INFAMY is the opposite to good fame ; it consists in an evil report. IGNOMINY, from the privative in and iiown a name, signifies an ill name, a stained name. OPPROBRIUM, a Latin word, compounded of op ...
George Crabb, 1826
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Balthazaris Ayalae i.c. et exercitus regii apud belgas ...
3; and In fact one so discharged without mention of ignominy is nevertheless c'od' . 12, 35. 2. taken to have been discharged with ignominy, according to Macer. Dig . 49, i6, 13, s. Ulpian, however, holds that the ground of the ignominy ought to ...
Balthazar Ayala, John Westlake, John Pawley Bate, 1582
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English synonymes: Explained in alphabetical order
The idea of discredit or disgrace in the highest possible degree is common to all these terms: but infamy is that which attaches more to the thing than to the person ; ignominy is thrown upon the person; and opprobrium is thrown upon the agent ...
George Crabb, J. H. Hedley, 1839
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The Ancren Riwle: A Treatise on the Rules and Duties of ...
357 unjust ignominy which a man endures who is despised. " Behold in me both of these," saith David the beloved of God, " I have these two arms of the ladder." " Dimitte universa delicta mea : " Leave behind me, saith he, and cast away from ...
James Morton, 1853
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Works of the Camden Society
ELIJAH's CHARIOT OF FIRE. THE FLAMING sworn). 357 unjust ignominy which a man endures who is despised. “ Behold in me both of these,” saith David the beloved of God, “I have these two arms of the ladder.” “ Dimitte universa delicta ...
‎1853
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
South, INFAMY, IGNOMINY, OPPROBRIUM. INFAMY is the opposite to good fame ; it consists iu an evil report. IGNOMINY, from nomen a name, signifies an ill name, a stained name. OPPROBRIUM, a Latin word, compounded of op or ob and ...
George Crabb, 1818
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English synonymes explained with illustrations and exemples ...
INERT, v. Inactive. INFAMY, IGNOMINY, OPPROBRIUMs INFAMY is the opposite togood fame ; it consists in an evil report. IGNOMINY, from nomen a name, signifies an ill name, a stained name. OPPROBRIUM a Latin word, compounded of op ...
George Crabb, 1824
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English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
INFAMY, IGNOMINY, OPPROBRIUM. Infamy is the opposite to good fame,- it consists in an evil report; ignominy, from nomen a name, signifies an ill name, a stained name; opprobrium, a Latin word, compounded of op or ob and probr'wm,  ...
George Crabb, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IGNOMINY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ignominy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nine names will live on in history, one in ignominy | HeraldNet.com …
The 21-year-old man-boy, who allegedly murdered nine people and incited unity instead of the race war he hoped for, has been condemned to ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
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Ashes 2015: England v Australia: second Test, day one – as it …
Before I scroll through the days OBO at least tell me Cook didn't win the toss and put them in.” No, he's been spared that ignominy. Facebook ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Commentary: On Froome and not knowing - VeloNews.com
(Among the negative responses I got was one from a former pro whose career has since ended in doping ignominy.) In that column, I wrote, ... «velonews.competitor.com, Jul 15»
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The Open 2015: Dustin Johnson blazes trail in calm before the storm …
... and which he labels “my favourite course on earth”, would add yet more ignominy to a season splattered with the stuff. He did manage to beat ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The Open: Paul Lawrie looks for major boost at St Andrews | Golf …
Paul Lawrie hopes his performance at the 144th Open will mean he avoids the ignominy of inviting himself to a tournament he is hosting later ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
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14-year-old helped cops nab thieves | Nagpur NYOOOZ
Nagpur: The 14-yr-old son of a security guard, saved his father from ignominy by guiding the police with substantial clues leading to the arrest ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Bernie Sanders looks to convert enthusiasm into broad support …
In the late fall of 2003, one-time front-runner Kerry appeared to be sliding to ignominy at the hands of Howard Dean, the former governor of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Why Netanyahu deserves credit for Iran nuclear deal - Diplomacy …
... government might have read (instead of “Agreement of everlasting ignominy”): “Major achievement for Israel: Iranian nuclear project halted. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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President repudiates Rajapaksa as UPFA prepares for … - The Island
Mahinda Rajapaksa has the ignominy of being the only executive president of Sri Lanka, who was shown the door, by the sovereign people of ... «The Island.lk, Jul 15»
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Remember the Emanuel Nine, not their killer - Vincennes Sun …
... nine people and incited unity instead of the race war he hoped for, has been condemned to an eternal slog not toward fame but to ignominy. «Vincennes Sun Commercial, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ignominy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ignominy>. May 2024 ».
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