The phrase
"ignominious distinction" means to be recognized or known for doing something really shameful or embarrassing.
Full definition
In 2017, Latin America retained
the ignominious distinction of having the most cities on Mexico's Citizens» Council for Public Security's annual ranking of the world's most violent cities.
Energy Future, the biggest power company in Texas, can claim
an ignominious distinction in the annals of American business history: Warren Buffett considers his nearly $ 2 billion investment in the company's bonds one of the biggest mistakes he's ever made.
Latin America holds
the ignominious distinction of having the most cities on Mexico's Citizens» Council for Public Security's annual ranking of the world's most violent cities for 2016.
European earnings held
the ignominious distinction of falling between 2011 and 2016.
BC also has
the ignominious distinction of having the second lowest education funding in the country, nearly $ 1,000 per student lower than the national average, according to the most recent data12 from Statistics Canada.
Was it a must - win for head coach Mack Brown after yet another debacle last weekend that ranked among the worst losses in the last 20 years of Texas football,
an ignominious distinction that nonetheless faces a great deal of competition over the last four seasons?
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today joined with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB NY), Unshackle Upstate, the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County and Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce to call attention to
this ignominious distinction and note that while progress has been made, there's a lot more work to be accomplished to help taxpayers escape from New York's Tax Hell.
Obama suffered
an ignominious distinction.
Iowa's 3rd District: This district has
the ignominious distinction of being the lone Democratic - held seat on this month's Line.
The recent case of Sir Stephen Richards, the Court of Appeal judge, achieved
this ignominious distinction and ought to represent a zenith in public dissatisfaction with the criminal justice system.