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Word: Ignominious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French ignominieux, or Latin ignominiosus, from ignominia (see ignominy)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪɡnə(ʊ)ˈmɪnɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
Short Definition:deserving or causing public disgrace or shame
Examples:- the party risked ignominious defeat
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