English adjective: ignominious | |||
1. | ignominious (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | ||
Samples | Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands. An ignominious retreat. Inglorious defeat. An opprobrious monument to human greed. A shameful display of cowardice. | ||
Synonyms | black, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful | ||
Similar | dishonorable, dishonourable | ||
Antonyms | honourable, honorable | ||