ignominy

n., pl. -ies.

1. Great personal dishonor or humiliation.
2. Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character.

[French ignominie, from Old French, from Latin ignōminia : i-, in-, not; see in–¹ + nōmen, gnōmen, name (influenced by gnōscere, to know).]

noun

Loss of or damage to one's reputation: bad name, bad odor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ill repute, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame. See respect/contempt/standing.

n

Definition: shame
Antonyms: honor

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1) deep personal humiliation and disgrace
2) disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality or action

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsmædelighed, skændsel, vanære

Nederlands (Dutch)
schande, schandalig gedrag

Français (French)
n. - ignominie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schande

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταισχύνη, όνειδος, ατιμία, προστυχιά

Italiano (Italian)
ignominia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ignomínia (f)

Русский (Russian)
бесчестье

Español (Spanish)
n. - ignominia, oprobio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vanära, skam, skamlig gärning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
耻辱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 恥辱

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 치욕, 불명예

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不面目, 恥辱, 恥ずべき行為

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خزي, عار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביזיון, חרפה‬

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