ignominious

Etymology

From French or Old French ignominieux, from Latin ignōminiōsus (“disgraceful”), from ignōminia (“loss of a good name, ignominy”), from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-). Surface analysis ignominy + -ious.

adj

1. Marked by great dishonor, shame, disgrace or humiliation; shameful, disgraceful
   The time when the pseudovirtuous men and women die a painful and ignominious death has yet to come.
   The golden eagle, which glittered in the front of the legion, was the object of their fondest devotion; nor was it esteemed less impious than it was ignominious, to abandon that sacred ensign in the hour of danger. 1776, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol I, ch 1-pt ii
   And it came to pass that they took him; and his name was Nehor; and they carried him upon the top of the hill Manti, and there he was caused, or rather did acknowledge, between the heavens and the earth, that what he had taught to the people was contrary to the word of God; and there he suffered an ignominious death. 1830, The Book of Mormon
   Greene died of a debauch; and Marlowe, the gracer of tragedians, perished in an ignominious brawl. 1902, Thomas Ebenezer Webb, The Mystery of William Shakespeare: A Summary of Evidence, page 242
   For Roy Hodgson it was a desperate and ignominious way to end his four years as England manager. Whatever else happened in that time, his period in office will probably always be remembered for the full-on humiliation that accompanied this defeat and the knowledge it will rank among the more infamous results in the history of the national team. 27 June 2016, Daniel Taylor, “England humiliated as Iceland knock them out of Euro 2016”, in The Guardian, London
   And yet it also seems that Khashoggi avoided anything as ignominious as personal bankruptcy. 7 June 2017, Adam Lusher, “Adnan Khashoggi: the 'whoremonger' whose arms deals funded a playboy life of decadence and 'pleasure wives'”, in The Independent, London