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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

ignominy

/ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/

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What does ignominy mean?

noun

  1. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɪɡnəməni//ɪɡˈnɑməni/
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Her word becomes unbelievable, her life an ignominy, and she is swept downward ever downward, into the bottomless perdition of prostitution.
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475
Hester Prynne did not now occupy precisely the same position in which we beheld her during the earlier periods of her ignominy.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
More book examples (3)
He would rather have performed a noble, just, and generous action, and to have had ignominy for his reward, than for glory.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
Why do we respect some vegetables and despise others, when all of them come to an equal honor or ignominy on the table?
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671
I believe the occasion will disturb the founder of it, and make him shudder in his shroud for the ignominy of his countrymen.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610