ignominious
The general's ignominious retreat was marked by tattered banners and downcast faces.
Adjective: - Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating: Describes actions, events, or situations that are so shameful they damage one's reputation and honor.
The adjective "ignominious" is used to describe something that is deeply dishonorable, disgraceful, or humiliating. It emphasizes a loss of respect and dignity, often in a public context. - It typically modifies nouns like defeat, retreat, end, failure, behavior, act. - It carries a strong negative connotation and is a formal word.
- The general's poor strategy led to an ignominious defeat.
- After the scandal, the CEO made an ignominious exit from the company.
- His ignominious behavior at the ceremony shocked everyone.
- "ignominious" in historical/political context: Often used to describe a shameful downfall or failure in history, politics, or war.
- The regime came to an ignominious end after the revolution.
- "ignominious" for personal failure: Can describe a deeply humiliating personal situation.
- His attempt to cheat resulted in ignominious exposure.
- Ignominy (noun): Public shame or disgrace.
- He suffered the ignominy of being publicly expelled.
- Ignominiously (adverb): In a manner deserving public disgrace.
- The treaty was ignominiously signed under duress.
- Disgraceful: Bringing shame.
- Shameful: Deserving censure or shame.
- Humiliating: Causing a painful loss of pride.
- Dishonorable: Lacking integrity, inducing disgrace.
- Opprobrious (formal): Expressing scorn or disgrace.
- Glorious: Having or deserving great fame and honor.
- Honorable: Deserving respect and esteem.
- Creditable: Deserving praise.
(While "ignominious" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is the key descriptive word in phrases like the examples above.) - To meet an ignominious end/fate: To fail or be defeated in a shameful way. - The dictator met an ignominious end at the hands of his own people. - To suffer an ignominious defeat: To lose in a way that brings great dishonor. - The champion suffered an ignominious defeat in the first round.
The general's ignominious retreat was marked by tattered banners and downcast faces.
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands- Rachel Carson
- an ignominious retreat
- inglorious defeat
- an opprobrious monument to human greed
- a shameful display of cowardice