2008年7月29日 星期二

Ignominy ***


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[ig-nuh-min-ee, ig-nom-uh-nee]



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–noun

1. disgrace; dishonor; public contempt. 

2. shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.  



—Synonyms 

1. disrepute, discredit, shame, obloquyopprobrium. See disgrace.



disapproval, disapprobation, notoriety, taint. Disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, infamy imply a very low position in the opinion of others. 



Disgrace
implies the disfavor of others: to be in disgrace. 



Dishonor
implies a stain on honor or honorable reputation; it relates esp. to the person's own conduct: He preferred death to dishonor. 



Ignominy
is disgrace in which one's situation invites contempt: the ignominy of being [discovered] cheating. 



Infamy
is shameful notoriety, or baseness of action or character that is widely known and recognized: The children never outlived the [father's] infamy. 



—Antonyms
 

1. credit, honor.





daisy_miller  

Despite this well-executed atmosphere, Daisy Miller suffered critically, as [Bogdanovich was especially taken] to task for casting the amateurish Shepherd in the complex and pivotal role of Daisy. After three consecutive hits with The Last Picture Show (1971), What's Up, Doc? (1972), and Paper Moon (1973), Daisy Miller flopped



beginning Bogdanovich's mid-'70s slide into box-office and critical ignominy.





see refute vilify



obsequious sycophantic

effrontery shameless, impudence, presumption



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