inglorious
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7.5
- adjective
- /ɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/
:
ignominioso
- Such an inglorious end to that awful empire.
I don't think we see half of what we see on the world stage without our inglorious, feckless exit from Afghanistan.
- I don't think we see half of what we see on the world stage without our inglorious, feckless exit from Afghanistan.
Examples
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An inglorious end to 15 years of unrestrained world terrorism.
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Nothing inglorious in trying to shorten a war that we are clearly losing.
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Thus, General Scott went down to an inglorious defeat.
Blog text (16) -
This will be your inglorious tomb!
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In short, a glorious career had come to an inglorious conclusion.
Fiction book (1995) -
So the Ionian rebellion has come to an inglorious conclusion.
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India was drawn into this inglorious story in the 1950s as the object of anxious courting by both sides in the Cold War.
Academic text (1995) -
By recalling those inglorious, ineffective events of yesterday, our energy is sapped for facing the demands of today.
Blog text (15) -
The expropriations of the large, often foreign-owned estates were a hallmark of the revolution; to return the land to foreign hands might seem an inglorious retreat.
Academic text (2012) -
His decision to quit the team before the finals was seen as an inglorious retreat from competition.
Synonyms
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4.7
Causing shame because it is morally wrong
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3.0
Very bad or shocking behaviour that makes people lose respect
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6.0
Not honest or fair and causing shame
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5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
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9.0
Causing public shame and a loss of respect
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4.6
A person who has lost respect after doing something shameful
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4.9
A person who has lost respect because of shameful behavior
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7.6
Likely to harm someone's reputation by showing shameful behaviour
An action that is not honest or fair and not respected by others
Very bad and of little value
Antonyms
How Honorable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inglorious comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and glory meaning 'glory', the same root you see in glorious. So something inglorious is literally 'not glorious', meaning it does not bring honor and is often shameful.