Meaning of ignominy | Babel Free
ˈɪɡnəˌmɪniDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“But like⟳ Czar Peter content to toil in the shipyards of foreign cities, Queequeg disdained no seeming ignominy, if thereby he might happily gain⟳ the power of enlightening his untutored countrymen.”
“Bradly came out from hiding with a dyspeptic grunt, too depressed by ignominy to send⟳ a curse after the old woman.”
“Calvin: Our great plan⟳ backfired and I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy!”
“It was tribal, almost relentless and, in the case of the official England band, there was a degree of ignominy, too, for repeatedly playing a tune⟳ for which the words go “Fuck the IRA”, something that could lead⟳ to a full breakdown of their relationship with the FA.”
“The lawyer who shot to ignominy last⟳ week with a racist rant at a Manhattan lunch spot apologized Tuesday on social media, where a video of his threat to call⟳ immigration agents on Spanish-speaking workers had first gone viral.”
“"I studied to be a diplomat and have⟳ been a diplomat for twenty years," Bondarev wrote. "The (Russian foreign) ministry has become⟳ my home and family. But I simply cannot any longer share⟳ in this bloody, witless and absolutely needless ignominy."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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