noun
- the quality or state of being shameful, dishonorable, or deeply humiliating
Usage: abstract noun; formal register
Examples
- The ignominiousness of his defeat was compounded by the public nature of his failure.
- She could not bear the ignominiousness of being rejected in front of her peers.
- The scandal brought ignominiousness upon the entire family.
- He faced the ignominiousness of his past mistakes with quiet resolve.
- The ignominiousness of the betrayal left deep emotional scars.
- They sought to escape the ignominiousness of their circumstances through hard work.