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ignominious
adjective
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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ɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs
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adjective
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
“{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands'}”
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{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands'}
An ignominious retreat
Inglorious defeat
An opprobrious monument to human greed
A shameful display of cowardice
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