Meaning & use
ignominy
Public disgrace or humiliation resulting from shameful or dishonorable behavior.
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He resigned in ignominy after the scandal became public knowledge.
The team suffered the ignominy of losing the final match on their home field.
A note on using this word
Ignominy implies a public, often lasting loss of reputation, stronger than ordinary embarrassment.
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