ignominy C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈɪɡnəmɪni/ UK /ˈɪɡnəmɪni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun public shame or disgrace resulting from dishonourable conduct He suffered the ignominy of being escorted from the building by security. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · public shame or disgrace... disgraceshamedishonorhumiliationinfamydisreputeopprobrium ↔ Opposites honorgloryesteemdignity Word family Derived forms ignominiousignominiously Etymology AI details From Latin ignominia ('disgrace, dishonor'), from in- ('not') + (g)nomen ('name, reputation'), thus literally 'loss of one's good name'. ignominia Latin nomen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ignominy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪɡnəmɪni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪɡnəmɪni/ ## Meanings 1. public shame or disgrace resulting from dishonourable conduct ## Examples - He suffered the ignominy of being escorted from the building by security. ## Synonyms - disgrace - shame - dishonor - humiliation - infamy - disrepute - opprobrium ## Antonyms - honor - glory - esteem - dignity ## Derived Forms - ignominious - ignominiously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ignominia - Root: nomen ## Etymology From Latin ignominia ('disgrace, dishonor'), from in- ('not') + (g)nomen ('name, reputation'), thus literally 'loss of one's good name'. ## AI Etymology Ignominy comes from Latin ignominia ('disgrace, dishonor'), from in- ('not') + (g)nomen ('name, reputation'), thus literally 'loss of one's good name'. The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a noun, it carries the sense "public shame or disgrace resulting from dishonourable conduct", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin ignominia and Latin nomen. Derivative forms include ignominious, ignominiously. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown