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Meaning ignominy meaning

What does ignominy mean?

— noun (= shame) a state of dishonor one mistake brought shame to all his family suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison

What other words have the same or similar meaning as ignominy?

disgrace dishonour shame infamy dishonor opprobrium humiliation vileness shamefulness meanness discredit discomfiture degradation blot skuldyggery scoundrelism roguishness reproach public dishonor public disgrace outrage mortification knavery ingloriousness infamousness indignity ignominiousness embarrassment disregard dishonesty crookedness contempt censure blemish abashment abasement