🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

不名誉な

Pronunciation / Transliteration: funomeyo na

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
ignominious/ˌɪɡ.nəˈmɪn.i.əs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"それは不名誉な敗北だった。"

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As adjective
  1. 1

    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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