ignominy
noun
[ ˈɪɡnəmɪni ]
• public shame or disgrace.
• "the ignominy of being imprisoned"
Similar:
shame,
humiliation,
embarrassment,
mortification,
disgrace,
dishonour,
stigma,
disrepute,
discredit,
degradation,
abasement,
opprobrium,
obloquy,
scandal,
infamy,
indignity,
ignobility,
loss of face,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French ignominie or Latin ignominia, from in- ‘not’ + a variant of nomen ‘name’.
