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Definitions for Infamy

[1] extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act: a time that will live in infamy.
[2] infamous character or conduct.
[3] an infamous act or circumstance.
[4] Law . loss of rights, incurred by conviction of an infamous offense.
[5] the state or condition of being infamous
[6] an infamous act or event

Words related to Infamy

notoriety, opprobrium, obloquy, odium, disgrace, impropriety, immorality, abomination, dishonor, disrepute, evil, outrageousness, shame, discredit, disapprobation, disesteem, stigma, ignominy, atrocity, scandal

Words nearby Infamy

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Origin of Infamy

1425–75; late Middle English infamye < Latin infāmia, equivalent to infām(is ) ill-famed (in- in-3 + fām(a ) fame + -is adj. suffix) + -ia -y3

Word origin for Infamy

C15: from Latin infāmis of evil repute, from in- 1 + fāma fame

Synonyms for Infamy

notoriety, opprobrium, abomination, atrocity, disapprobation, discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, enormity, evil, ignominy, immorality, impropriety, obloquy, odium, outrageousness, scandal, shame, stigma, villainy, wickedness, notoriousness