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.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«ignominious»
«end»
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)
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