The phrase "ignominious end" refers to a shameful, embarrassing, or disgraceful way in which something or someone comes to an end. It implies a loss of dignity or honor in their final moments or outcome.
Sentences with «ignominious end»
It was an unexpected and ignominious end for EarthBound 64, as over the years EarthBound (known as Mother 2 in Japan, as the NES original never made it Stateside) had garnered a fairly significant and vocal fanbase. (snackbar-games.com)
Health Republic's ignominious end in 2015 left physicians and hospitals on the hook for more than $ 200 million and wreaked havoc on the individual insurance market. (politico.com)
The brainchild of Bob Rafelson, making his directorial debut; his producing partner and Monkees cocreator Bert Schneider; and Jack Nicholson, a coscreenwriter on the project, Head was the fanciful beginning and ignominious end of the TV - bred supergroup's big - screen career. (criterion.com)