01 n. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
pl.
Ignominies ((#))
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1.
Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.“Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.” — Addison.“Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.” — Rambler.“Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is made honorable by the Commonwealth.” — Hobbes.
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2.
An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
Syn.
Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.