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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesignominious
/ˌɪɡ.nəˈmɪn.i.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
"The team suffered an ignominious defeat in the opening match of the tournament."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from Latin ignominiosus, from ignominia 'loss of a good name', from in- 'not' + gnom-, stem of noscere 'to know' (hence 'disgrace').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "ignominious" is said worldwide
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ignominieux
Transliteration: ignominieux
"Ce fut une défaite ignominieuse pour le parti."
schändlich
Transliteration: schaendlich
"Er erlitt eine schändliche Niederlage."
ignominioso
Transliteration: ignominioso
"Subì una fine ignominiosa."
ignominioso
Transliteration: ignominioso
"Fue un retiro ignominioso de la política."
ignominioso
Transliteration: ignominioso
"Eles tiveram um fim ignominioso."
अपमानजनक
Transliteration: apmaanajanak
"यह उनकी अपमानजनक हार थी।"
耻辱的
Transliteration: chǐrǔ de
"他们在比赛中遭遇了耻辱的失败。"
불명예스러운
Transliteration: bulmyeong-yeseureoun
"그들은 불명예스러운 패배를 당했다."
不名誉な
Transliteration: funomeyo na
"それは不名誉な敗北だった。"
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