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ignominious

[ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs] / ˌɪg nəˈmɪn i əs /




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Tesla stock is trying to stop an ignominious streak on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The ignominious honor for highest sugar level goes to the large caramel crème frozen coffee, which features a whopping 172 grams, 160 of them non-naturally-occurring sweeteners.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

He was then fired from that next job in famously ignominious fashion: at LAX airport, at 3 a.m., while the team bus pulled away without him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

England could be in the ignominious position of having to go through a qualifier against the likes of Netherlands, Scotland and the USA.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

It’s an absurd as well as an ignominious position.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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