# ignominy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/ · frequency rank #66,741

## Definitions
1. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French ignominie, from Latin ignōminia, from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ignominy