亚洲网紅露点

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ignominy

[ ig-nuh-min-ee, ig-nom-uh-nee ]

noun

plural ignominies
  1. disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.


ignominy

/ 藞瑟伞苍蓹藢尘瑟苍瑟 /

noun

  1. disgrace or public shame; dishonour
  2. a cause of disgrace; a shameful act
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢颈驳苍辞藞尘颈苍颈辞耻蝉, adjective
  • 藢颈驳苍辞藞尘颈苍颈辞耻蝉ly, adverb
  • 藢颈驳苍辞藞尘颈苍颈辞耻蝉ness, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ignominy1

1530鈥40; < Latin 颈驳苍艒尘颈苍颈补, equivalent to ig- (for in- in- 3, apparently by association with 颈驳苍艒产颈濒颈蝉 ignoble, 颈驳苍艒迟耻蝉 unknown, etc.; cognomen ) + 苍艒尘颈苍- (stem of 苍艒尘别苍 ) name + -ia -y 3
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ignominy1

C16: from Latin 颈驳苍艒尘颈苍颈补 disgrace, from ig- (see in- 虏) + 苍艒尘别苍 name, reputation
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His name now lives in ignominy as both a noun and an adjective used to describe such political witch hunts.

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Only the Eagles taking their foot off the gas enabled Patrick Mahomes to avoid the ignominy of a first Super Bowl shutout.

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He's also dealing with the ignominy of having his own father labeled a traitor.

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Wine estates which would have torched their grapes rather than submit to such ignominy, are now openly contemplating the booze-free bottle.

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There鈥檚 immense power in finding the person who can remove the thick, nasty film of ignominy, but that鈥檚 also where the risk comes in too.

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