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ignominious

adjective ig-nuh-MIN-ee-us

Definition

1 : marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable

2 : deserving of shame or infamy : despicable

3 : humiliating, degrading

Examples

"[People's] first issue appeared in March of 1974—two years after the ignominious shuttering of the weekly Life—and it was an immediate sensation, drawing more than 900,000 readers from the outset." — Jim Windolf, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2013

"It made no difference that the doctor had said the cornea would heal. I didn't believe him. How ignominious to be blinded by a squash racquet." — Rosemary Mahoney, For the Benefit of Those Who See, 2014

Source:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/ignominious-2016-01-10