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ignominious

Adjective

IPA /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/

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Causing public shame or embarrassment, especially because something ends in a humiliating failure or loss of respect.

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ignominious/ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/

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A team begins with high expectations
It loses every match badly
Its exit brings public embarrassment

An ignominious ending is marked by humiliation or disgrace.

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Our team made an ignominious exit after losing every match.
The fraudulent project came to an ignominious end when the evidence emerged.

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ignominious — Causing public shame or embarrassment, especially because something ends in a humiliating failure or loss of respect.

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Causing public shame or embarrassment, especially because something ends in a humiliating failure or loss of respect.

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Word origin

From Latin ignominiosus, related to ignominia and elements meaning not and name.

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Ignominious often describes a defeat, an exit or an ending associated with disgrace.

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