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ignominious

British pronunciation/ˌɪɡnəmˈɪnɪəs/
American pronunciation/ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/
ignominious
[ADJECTIVE]
1

(of an action or behavior) making one feel ashamed because it was very bad or unacceptable

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Examples
1Your movement will die an ignominious death.
2But for centuries, Bristol's public face hit the ignominious origins of its wealth.
3I understand had a somewhat ignominious end.
4And the company went out of business in an ignominious failure.
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