Definition of infamy Infamy
/ɪˈnfʌmi/ - [infumee] - in•fa•my
We found 11 definitions of infamy from 5 different sources.
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What does infamy mean?
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NounPlural: infamies |
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| infamy - evil fame or public reputation | ||
| fame the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | ||
| discredit, disrepute the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute" | ||
| infamy - a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city" | ||
| opprobrium | ||
| dishonor, dishonour lacking honor or integrity | ||
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Wiktionary 
- infamy (Noun)
The state of being infamous. - infamy (Noun)
A reputation as being evil.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- infamy (n.)
Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity. - infamy (n.)
A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action. - infamy (n.)
That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness.
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infamy
A state of extreme dishonor, consisting in being an object of a very serious public reproach approved by the great majority of the population. -
infamy
An evil fame or public reputation. -
infamy
An infamous, malign action.
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🔤- infamy, noun, singular of infamies.
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