Associations to the word «Ignominy»

Wiktionary

IGNOMINY, noun. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

Dictionary definition

IGNOMINY, noun. A state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke