ignominy is a feminine noun that means serious public shame, and is synonymous with infamy, reproach, foolishness, reproach.
This word comes from the Latin term ignominy that it meant a disgrace or the act of losing the "good" name.
The ignominy is a manifestation that aims to humiliate or demean a person, consisting of an outrage or affront. Ex: When I was fired, my boss insulted me in front of my colleagues. That was the biggest ignominy I've ever been through.
On several occasions, ignominy is related to certain injustices and in situations of people disadvantaged by poverty, for example.
The ignominy consisted of a punishment applied at the height of the hegemony of the Roman Empire. At that time, ignominy could only be instituted by a censor and was a military punishment that served as a public discredit and shame. The ignominy could consist of lowering the military rank, or in some cases the punished had to perform publicly without his military belt, which was a great shame for a military.
