Pseudonym vs Ignominy - What's the difference?
pseudonym | ignominy |
A fictitious name, often used by writers and movie stars.
* c1911 —
* 1928 —
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
* 2014 , Daniel Taylor, England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard'' (in ''The Guardian , 18 November 2014)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/18/scotland-england-international-friendly-match-report]
* a.'' 1994 , (Bill Watterson), ''Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat , Andrews McMeel, ISBN 0-83621769-1, page 168:
As nouns the difference between pseudonym and ignominy
is that pseudonym is while ignominy is great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.pseudonym
English
(wikipedia pseudonym)Noun
(en noun)- The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
- I doubt, indeed, whether I should not abandon the struggle altogether-- leave this sad world of ordinary life for which I am so ill fitted, abandon the name of Cummins for some professional pseudonym , complete my self-effacement, and--a thing of tricks and tatters, of posing and pretence--go upon the stage.
- The best example of its literary use so far are the German novel The Golem'', by Gustav Meyrink, and the drama ''The Dybbuk , by the jewish writer using the pseudonym "Ansky".
Derived terms
* pseudonymity * pseudonymousSee also
* codename * nom de code * nom de guerre * nom de plume * pen-name * stage name ----ignominy
English
Noun
(ignominies)- It was tribal, almost relentless and, in the case of the official England band, there was a degree of ignominy , too, for repeatedly playing a tune for which the words go “Fuck the IRA”, something that could lead to a full breakdown of their relationship with the FA.
- Calvin:'' Our great plan backfired and ''I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy !