[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ignominy \ig"nominy\, n.; pl. ignominies. l. ignominia
   ignominy i.e., a deprivation of one's good name; in- not +
   nomen name: cf. f. ignominie. see in- not, and name.
   1. public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
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            their generals have been received with honor after
            their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.
                                                  --addison.
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            vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.
                                                  --rambler.
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            ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made
            dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is
            made honorable by the commonwealth.   --hobbes.
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   2. an act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.

   syn: opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.
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ignominies in- name 

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