Associations to the word «Ignominious»

Wiktionary

IGNOMINIOUS, adjective. Marked by shame or disgrace.

Dictionary definition

IGNOMINIOUS, adjective. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice".

Wise words

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