ignominious failure

  • 1ignominious — [[t]ɪ̱gnəmɪ̱niəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe an experience or action as ignominious, you mean it is embarrassing because it shows a great lack of success. [FORMAL] The recollection of their ignominious defeat was still fresh in his mind...… …

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  • 2ignominious — adjective formal making you feel ashamed, especially because you seem stupid, unimportant, or dishonest: an ignominious departure | another ignominious failure ignominiously adverb …

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  • 3ignominious — ig|no|min|i|ous [ˌıgnəˈmıniəs] adj formal making you feel ashamed or embarrassed = ↑humiliating ignominious defeat/failure/retreat etc ▪ an ignominious end to his career >ignominiously adv …

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  • 6fiasco — /fee as koh/ or, esp. for 2, / ah skoh/, n., pl. fiascos, fiascoes. 1. a complete and ignominious failure. 2. a round bottomed glass flask for wine, esp. Chianti, fitted with a woven, protective raffia basket that also enables the bottle to stand …

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  • 7fiasco — n. [It.] Failure, fizzle, abortive attempt, ignominious failure …

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