ignominious

  • 11ignominious — adj. Ignominious is used with these nouns: ↑defeat, ↑retreat, ↑withdrawal …

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  • 12ignominious — ig|no|min|i|ous [ ,ıgnə mıniəs ] adjective FORMAL very embarrassing, especially because of making you seem very unsuccessful or unimportant: HUMILIATING: an ignominious defeat ╾ ig|no|min|i|ous|ly adverb …

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  • 13ignominious — adjective Wahid made an ignominious exit after 21 months in power Syn: humiliating, undignified, embarrassing, mortifying; ignoble, inglorious; disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable, discreditable Ant: glorious …

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  • 14ignominious — UK [ˌɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs] / US adjective formal very embarrassing, especially because of making you seem very unsuccessful or unimportant an ignominious defeat Derived word: ignominiously adverb …

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  • 15ignominious — [ˌɪgnəˈmɪniəs] adj formal very embarrassing Syn: humiliating an ignominious defeat[/ex] ignominiously adv …

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  • 16ignominious — ig•no•min•i•ous [[t]ˌɪg nəˈmɪn i əs[/t]] adj. 1) marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat[/ex] 2) bearing or deserving ignominy; contemptible • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L ig no•min′i•ous•ly …

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  • 17ignominious — /ɪgnəˈmɪniəs/ (say ignuh mineeuhs) adjective 1. marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: *he knew he must win quickly or be cut to pieces in ignominious defeat. –frank hardy, 1963. 2. covered with or deserving ignominy;… …

  • 18ignominious — adjective /ɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs/ marked by shame or disgrace. Syn: debasing, degrading, humiliating See Also: ignominy …

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  • 19ignominious — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abnormal, abominable, atrocious, criminal, delinquent, derogatory, deviant, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, evil, hardly the thing, ignoble, illegal, improper, inappropriate, incorrect …

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  • 20ignominious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. shameful, disgraceful; degrading, humiliating. See disrepute. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Humiliating] Syn. shameful, dishonorable, disgraceful, inglorious; see embarrassing , mean 1 , shameful 2 . 2 …

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