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humiliation vs ignominy

ignominy vs humiliation

humiliation and ignominy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humiliation Yes No No No
ignominy Yes No No No
As nouns, ignominy is a hypernym of humiliation; that is, ignominy is a word with a broader meaning than humiliation:
  • humiliation: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
  • ignominy: a state of dishonor
Other hypernyms of humiliation include disgrace, shame.
humiliation (noun) ignominy (noun)
depriving one of self-esteem a state of dishonor
an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect
strong feelings of embarrassment
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
Difference between humiliation and ignominy

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