Nina Bawden

I was cleaning out the pigsty at a farm in Wales, where my mother had rented a room, when the results of my final school exam were handed to me by the postman, along with the news that I had a state scholarship to Oxford. I had waited for this letter for so many weeks that I had abandoned hope, deciding that I had failed ignominiously.

British Writer

Noam Chomsky

After the ignominious collapse of the Copenhagen global climate change summit in 2009, Bolivia organised a People's Summit with 35,000 participants from 140 countries - not just representatives of governments, but also civil society and activists.

American Activist

Martin Van Buren

It seems proper, at all events, that by an early enactment similar to that of other countries the application of public money by an officer of Government to private uses should be made a felony and visited with severe and ignominious punishment.

American President

Kim Jong-un

Less than two years after its founding, our Republic inflicted an ignominious defeat on the United States that had been boasting of being the 'strongest' in the world, thus defending its national sovereignty and global peace and security.

North Korean Leader

Martin Jacques

Labour was always aligned with the U.S. during the Cold War, but the ignominious implosion of communism reinforced the belief that no alternative to the prevailing common sense was possible.

British Journalist

Reflects widely recognized shame or disgrace, not personal feelings.

Public Perception

Indicates a situation is worse than embarrassing, it's deeply shameful.

Mood Intensity

Often used to describe events that mark a person's reputation negatively.

Notable Events

Highlights actions that cause widespread disgrace or embarrass an institution.

Behavior Impact

Suggests the subject has severely damaged their own good name or esteem.

Personal Repute

Implies the shame or disgrace is not easily forgotten or forgiven.

Long-term Effects

 And the only foreseeable outcomes are triumph -- glorious triumph -- or abject, ignominious defeat. I think those are deforming effects, and worst of all, it seems to prevent things like negotiation

Daniel H. Cohen: For...

 it is a gruesome and ignominious end for this once great ruler

Ignominious