What is another word for Ignominies?

Pronunciation: [ˈɪɡnəmˌɪnɪz] (IPA)

Ignominies refer to acts or events that cause shame or embarrassment to an individual. There are various synonyms that can be used in place of the word ignominies. Some examples include disgrace, humiliation, dishonor, discredit, and mortification. Other alternatives include chagrin, disdain, reproach, and snub. All these terms refer to situations or incidents that lead to a loss of dignity or pride, tarnishing an individual's reputation. Each synonym has its own connotations and usage, depending on the context of the sentence or phrase. It is important to choose the appropriate synonym that accurately conveys the intended meaning and tone of the message.

What are the hypernyms for Ignominies?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Ignominies

Of these Ignominies the one he had felt most, perhaps because it deprived him of the independence which even in his stupidest times he put his pride in, was the ignominy of love; that is to say, of what love was to him, unworthy incapacity of doing without a woman whom he despised and even occasionally hated.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
But they were in a more fortunate position than their pagan antagonists; their doctrine was not burdened with barbarous traditions dating back to times of savagery; and all the Ignominies that stained the old Phrygian religion must not prejudice us against it nor cause us to slight the long continued efforts that were made to refine it gradually and to mould it into a form that would fulfil the new demands of morality and enable it to follow the laborious march of Roman society on the road of religious progress.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont
But with his understanding as clear as in the sternest of his battles, he recalled a thousand odious things, Ignominies from which he had turned aside; and in the gleaming of his wrath he could once more see all his disasters simultaneously as in the lightnings of a storm.
"Salammbo"
Gustave Flaubert

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