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- pronunciation:
- Ig
n
mI
ni
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
ignominies |
| definition 1: |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation.
Their father's ignominy as a convicted war criminal had profound effects on them as they grew up.- antonyms:
- glory, honor
- similar words:
- contempt, disgrace, dishonor, odium, opprobrium, scandal, shame
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| definition 2: |
behavior or a quality that merits disgrace or dishonor.
- similar words:
- opprobrium
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| related words: |
abomination, affront, discredit, disfavor, dishonor, obloquy, tarnish |
adjective + (n.)ignominy
free, poor
verb + (n.)ignominy
avoid, end, escape, face, live, spare, suffer
noun + (n.)ignominy
death, engine, face, history, ransom, shame, wife
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The word ignominy
contains the following parts:
ig-
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix ig-
occurs in Latin loanwords and in words formed using Latin roots. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with "n," such as "nom." See in-2.
Example words:
nom1, nomin, nomen
Latin
root
that means name
Example words:
binomial, cognomen, denomination, ignominy, innominate, misnomer, monomial, nomenclature, nominal, nominate, polynomial, trinomial
- synonyms:
- onomas, onomat, onym
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