Ignominious

[ ig-nuh-min-ee-uhs ]

adjective

1. deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.; very embarrassing

Examples of ignominious in a sentence:

• When the boxer got knocked out in the first round, everyone knew it was the beginning of an ignominious defeat for him.  
• Because he divorced his wife and later married her sister, Henry has an ignominious reputation among the townspeople.