============================================================================================= ig·no·min·y ˈiɡnəˌminē,ˌiɡˈnäminē/ noun noun: ignominy; plural noun: ignominies public shame or disgrace. "the ignominy of being imprisoned" synonyms: shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification; More disgrace, dishonor, discredit, degradation, scandal, infamy, indignity, ignobility, loss of face "they face the ignominy of losing three straight games to the league's worst team" antonyms: honor Origin mid 16th century: from French ignominie or Latin ignominia, from in- ‘not’ + a variant of nomen ‘name.’