Definitions for ignominies

ignominies ig·no·min·y

Spelling: [ig-nuh-min-ee, ig-nom-uh-nee]
IPA: /ˈɪg nəˌmɪn i, ɪgˈnɒm ə ni/

Ignominies is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 240 anagrams from letters in ignominies (egiiimnnos).

Definitions for ignominies

noun

  1. disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
  2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.

Origin of ignominies

1530-40; Latin ignōminia, equivalent to ig- (for in- in-3, apparently by association with ignōbilis ignoble, ignōtus unknown, etc

Examples for ignominies

Was there not enough of ignominy for him to endure without that?

Chauvelin, a man of vigour and capacity, was dismissed with ignominy in 1736.

I know well all the ignominy, all the shame; but I know, too, all the misery of the position.

But are you ready to meet the shame and ignominy of the story?

The people who put guns into the hands have a share of that ignominy.

Then, the German loan would catapult him to ignominy, not fame.

What care they about sharing his ignominy, provided they share his fortune?

That is, they got the ignominy, and McAuliffe got the proceeds.

Is it the frequency of the punishment that has made you callous to the ignominy and the pain?

Carl is repaid for his worldliness with failure and ignominy.

Word Value for ignominies
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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