Meaning & use
ignominious
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Deserving or causing public shame or disgrace.
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The team suffered an ignominious defeat, losing by fifty points at home.
He resigned in an ignominious end to a once-promising career.
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Ignominious usually describes a fall from a position of respect, often after failure or exposure of wrongdoing.
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