Ĭg'no-mĭn'y, n.

n. [Lat. ignominia, from in, un-, not, and nomen, name, (as if) a deprivation of one's good name; Fr. ignominie, It. & Sp. ignominia.] 1. Public disgrace or dishonor; shame; reproach; infamy. Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat: yours with ignominy after conquest. Addison. Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy. Rambler. 2. An act deserving disgrace; an ignominious act. Syn.—Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor; shame; contempt; infamy.