ignominious

adjective
UK: /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/
US: /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/

  1. Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

    1. That was an ignominious defeat for our team yesterday
    2. The politician's career ended in an ignominious scandal that shocked the nation.

Synonyms

humiliating dishonorable disgraceful degrading shameful

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The phonetic transcription of "ignominious" is /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/ in British English and /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "ignominious": humiliating, dishonorable, disgraceful, degrading, shameful.

Example usage of "ignominious": "That was an ignominious defeat for our team yesterday". More examples on the page.