Ignominious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪɡnəmˈɪniəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪɡnəmˈɪniəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪɡnəmˈɪniəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪɡnəmˈɪniəs/.

Examples

Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands
an ignominious retreat
inglorious defeat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shameful black disgraceful inglorious opprobrious

Parts of Speech

adjective

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson

“Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”

Word Forms

disgracefulness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
ignominy	noun	a state of dishonor
ignominiousness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
opprobrium	noun	a state of extreme dishonor; - F.D.Roosevelt
shamefulness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schändlich

(für Verhalten oder Charakter verwendet) Schande oder Schande verdienen oder bringen; -Rachel Carson

🇫🇷French

ignominieux

(utilisé pour la conduite ou le caractère) méritant ou apportant la honte ou la honte ; -Rachel Carson

🇪🇸Spanish

ignominioso

(usado de conducta o carácter) que merece o trae desgracia o vergüenza; -Raquel Carson

🇮🇹Italian

ignominioso

(usato per condotta o carattere) meritare o portare disonore o vergogna; - Rachel Carson

🇳🇱Dutch

schandelijk

(gebruikt vanwege gedrag of karakter) dat schande of schaamte verdient of brengt; - Rachel Carson

🇵🇹Portuguese

ignominioso

(usado para conduta ou caráter) merecendo ou trazendo desgraça ou vergonha; - Rachel Carson

🇷🇺Russian

позорный

(употребляется в отношении поведения или характера), заслуживающего или приносящего позор или позор; - Рэйчел Карсон

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निद्य

(आचरण या चरित्र का उपयोग) अपमान या शर्मिंदगी के योग्य या लाने वाला; -राचेल कार्सन

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্মানজনক

(আচরণ বা চরিত্র ব্যবহার করা) প্রাপ্য বা অসম্মান বা লজ্জা নিয়ে আসে; - র‍্যাচেল কারসন

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவான

(நடத்தை அல்லது பாத்திரம் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) தகுதியான அல்லது அவமானம் அல்லது அவமானம் கொண்டு; - ரேச்சல் கார்சன்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవమానకరమైన

(ప్రవర్తన లేదా పాత్రను ఉపయోగించడం) అర్హత లేదా అవమానం లేదా అవమానాన్ని తీసుకురావడం; - రాచెల్ కార్సన్

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमानास्पद

(वर्तणूक किंवा वर्णाचा वापर) पात्र किंवा अपमान किंवा लाज आणणे; - राहेल कार्सन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાનજનક

(આચરણ અથવા પાત્રનો ઉપયોગ) લાયક અથવા બદનામી અથવા શરમ લાવવા; - રશેલ કાર્સન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಮಾನಕರ

(ನಡತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪಾತ್ರದ ಬಳಕೆ) ಅರ್ಹ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಮಾನ ತರುವ; - ರಾಚೆಲ್ ಕಾರ್ಸನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിന്ദ്യമായ

(നടപടിയുടെയോ സ്വഭാവത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉപയോഗം) അർഹിക്കുന്നതോ അപമാനമോ ലജ്ജയോ കൊണ്ടുവരികയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു; - റേച്ചൽ കാർസൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮ

(ਆਚਰਣ ਜਾਂ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ) ਲਾਇਕ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਰਮ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ; - ਰਾਚੇਲ ਕਾਰਸਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذلت آمیز

(طرز عمل یا کردار کا استعمال) مستحق یا رسوائی یا شرم لانا؛ - ریچل کارسن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可耻

（用于行为或品格）值得或带来耻辱或羞辱； - 雷切尔·卡森

🇯🇵Japanese

不名誉な

（行為や性格を使って）不名誉や恥辱に値する、またはそれをもたらす。 - レイチェル・カーソン

🇰🇷Korean

불명예스러운

(행동이나 성격에 사용됨) 불명예나 수치심을 불러일으키거나 가져오는 것; - 레이첼 카슨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ô nhục

(dùng để chỉ hành vi hoặc tính cách) đáng bị sỉ nhục hoặc xấu hổ; - Rachel Carson

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารังเกียจ

(การใช้ความประพฤติหรืออุปนิสัย) สมควรหรือนำมาซึ่งความอับอายหรือความอับอาย - ราเชล คาร์สัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memalukan

(Digunakan untuk tingkah laku atau karakter) pantas atau membawa aib atau malu; -Rachel Carson

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakahiya

(ginamit sa pag-uugali o karakter) karapat-dapat o nagdadala ng kahihiyan o kahihiyan; - Rachel Carson

🇲🇾Malay

memalukan

(digunakan kelakuan atau watak) layak atau membawa kehinaan atau keaiban; - Rachel Carson

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخزي

(تستخدم للسلوك أو الشخصية) تستحق أو تجلب الخزي أو العار؛ - راشيل كارسون

🇮🇷Persian

شرم آور

(استفاده از رفتار یا منش) مستحق یا موجب رسوایی یا شرم است. - ریچل کارسون

🇹🇷Turkish

rezil

(davranış veya karakter için kullanılmış) utanç veya utancı hak eden veya getiren; -Rachel Carson

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחְפִּיר

(משמש בהתנהגות או אופי) ראוי או מביא חרפה או בושה; - רייצ'ל קרסון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ignominious'?

The primary meaning of 'ignominious' is '(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ignominious' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ignominious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ignominious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ignominious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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