ignominy vs cringe

ignominy and cringe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ignominy	Yes	No	No	No
cringe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cringe is a hyponym of ignominy; that is, cringe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ignominy:

Other hyponyms of ignominy include humiliation, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, reproach.

ignominy (noun)	cringe (noun)
a state of dishonor	A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
	some event or object that causes embarrassment and shame

ignominy (verb)	cringe (verb)
	show submission or fear
	draw back, as with fear or pain