ignominy

🇺🇸 /ˈɪɡnəmɪni/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪɡnəmɪni/
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noun
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A situation or event that causes someone to feel shame or embarrassment because they have done something wrong or failed.

After the scandal, he experienced the ignominy of being publicly shamed.

translation

n. A situation or event that causes someone to feel shame or embarrassment because they have done something wrong or failed.

Word Forms

Plural ignominies