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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ignominy \Ig"no*min*y\, n.; pl. {Ignominies}. [L. ignominia
ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not +
nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See {In-} not, and {Name}.]
1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
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Their generals have been received with honor after
their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.
--Addison.
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Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.
--Rambler.
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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.
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