ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›I›ignominious
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ignominious
deserving public shame
Synonyms
- disgraceful
- humiliating
- shameful
Antonyms
- honorable
- glorious
ignominious in a sentence
The team suffered an ignominious defeat in the finals.
The team's ignominious loss became the talk of the school.
Where it comes from
From Latin in- 'not' + nomen 'name' — losing one's good name
Memory hook
IG (not) + NOMINIOUS (name) — lost one's name.
Read it in context
- The Eastern Turn History
- The Moraine Calendar Nature
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