| Front | ignominy /IG-nuh-min-ee, ig-NOM-uh-nee/ |
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| Back | noun 1. Public disgrace. 2. Disgraceful quality or conduct. [Via French, from Latin ignominia. Ultimately from the Indo-European root no-men- (name) which also gave us name, anonymous, noun, synonym, eponym, renown, nominate, misnomer, and moniker. Earliest documented use: 1540.] "Nor is JAL likely to suffer the ignominy of an immediate slump in the share price, as Facebook did after its IPO, analysts say." - From Bloated to Floated; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 15, 2012. |
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