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   Ignominy , 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.]
   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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   An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
   Syn. -- Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.
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