ignominy vs humiliation

ignominy and humiliation both are nouns.

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

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

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

ignominy (noun)	humiliation (noun)
a state of dishonor	depriving one of self-esteem
	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