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say it: ig-nuh-MIN-ee-uhs
ignominious is an adjective meaning "(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame". It carries one recorded sense.
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
“Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”
“an ignominious retreat”
“inglorious defeat”
“an opprobrious monument to human greed”
“a shameful display of cowardice”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ignominious come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.