Today’s “Word of the Day” is “ignominious“ and it is an adjective meaning “humiliating, embarrassing, disgraceful, dishonourable, infamous, shameful, inglorious, discreditable, notorious”.
Example Sentence: The BJP is grappling with the anti-incumbency factor and corruption charges, while the Congress is being stymied (hindered) by the BJP’s aggressive Hindutva agenda and the internal rivalry between two top leaders… The ruling BJP in Karnataka, facing palpable anti-incumbency and carrying the ignominious tag of a “40% commission government”, is hoping to return to power by pitching for accelerated growth under the “double-engine government” and parading Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a mascot of this promise.
This word is present in Karnataka Assembly elections: A test case on many counts and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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