Synonyms for ignominy
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
Calvin: Our great plan backfired and I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy!
Forms
- Plural
- ignominies → disgraces, shames, infamies, humiliations…
Example sentences
- shame I was put to shame in the presence of many people.
- disgrace What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
- humiliation How do you put up with that kind of humiliation?
- infamy Hatred, infamy and slander have not conquered my spirit.
- hurt I don't want to hurt Tom, but I will if I have to.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ignominy | rising | |
| shame | rising | |
| disgrace | steady | |
| humiliation | rising | |
| infamy | rising | |
| hurt | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hurt1
- 5 letters
- shame1, odium
- 6 letters
- insult2, infamy3
- 7 letters
- scandal2, obloquy3
- 8 letters
- disgrace2, contempt2, dishonor3, reproach2
- 9 letters
- discredit3, dishonour, disrepute3, abasement, disesteem
- 10 letters
- opprobrium4
- 11 letters
- degradation4, humiliation5
- 14 letters
- ingloriousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (insult2 = 2 syllables).