All 5 Uses of
ignominious
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- Justine also was a girl of merit and possessed qualities which promised to render her life happy; now all was to be obliterated in an ignominious grave, and I the cause!
p. 83.4ignominious = bringing disgrace or shame
- Could the demon who had (I did not for a minute doubt) murdered my brother also in his hellish sport have betrayed the innocent to death and ignominy?
p. 86.8ignominy = shame or disgrace
- Dear lady, I had none to support me; all looked on me as a wretch doomed to ignominy and perdition.
p. 88.6
- I soon shall see you again in heaven, where we shall all be happy; and that consoles me, going as I am to suffer ignominy and death.
p. 88.8
- Little did I then expect the calamity that was in a few moments to overwhelm me and extinguish in horror and despair all fear of ignominy or death.
p. 178.9 *ignominy = disgrace
Definition:
deserving or bringing disgrace or shame -- typically in reference to behavior or character