Vocabulary
Ignominy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
public shame or disgrace.
Urdu meaning
حقارت، رسوائی، بدنامی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- ACING the ignominy of the state auctioning off its assets, Bahria Town has appealed for another chance to settle its debts.
- Are we ready to face the reality of this ignominy?
- History has proved that in many such cases, the occupiers have had to retreat in ignominy, while the people of the occupied land have succeeded in raising the banner of freedom.
- Its suffered more ignominy when a recent verdict of the Sindh High Court revealed that the organisation had been operating in violation of the rules for 15 years.
- While one former prime minister has been consigned to ignominy, another has been pulled out of disgrace and has returned as the favourite.
Synonyms
shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification; disgrace, dishonour, stigma
Curator example
“the ignominy of being imprisoned”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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