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Shamful vs Ignominious - What's the difference?

shamful | ignominious |

Shamful is likely misspelled.


Shamful has no English definition.

As an adjective ignominious is

marked by shame or disgrace.

shamful

Not English

Shamful has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

ignominious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked by shame or disgrace.
  • *1902 , Thomas Ebenezer Webb, The Mystery of William Shakespeare: A Summary of Evidence , page 242:
  • Greene died of a debauch; and Marlowe, the gracer of tragedians, perished in an ignominious brawl.
  • *
  • In sheer malignity, thinking to set back our plans and avenge himself for his ignominious expulsion, this traitor has crept here under cover of night and destroyed our work of nearly a year.

    Synonyms

    * debasing * degrading * humiliating

    Derived terms

    * ignominiously