infamy

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infamy

/ˈɪnfəmi/

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From late Middle English infamie, from Old French infamie, from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”). Displaced native Old English unhlīsa (literally “bad fame”).

noun infamies

countable, uncountable The state of being infamous. December 7, 1941; November 22, 1963; and September 11, 2001. The three dates which will live in infamy.
Similar: disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, notoriety, unfame, discredit, disesteem, disfavour, dishonour, disrepute, ill fame, ill repute
countable, uncountable A reprehensible occurrence or situation. All for a pig of a man who should have gone to the chair. It is an infamy that he did not.
Similar: outrage, wrong, atrocity, depravity, infamy, iniquity, turpitude, wickedness
countable, uncountable A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.

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noun the state of being infamous

Español	infamia
한국어	오명 omyeong, 불명예 bulmyeong'ye, 악명 angmyeong
日本語	汚名 omei, 不名誉 fumeiyo, 悪名
中文	罵名 /骂名 màmíng, 污名 wūmíng
Português	infâmia
Français	infamie
Deutsch	Schande
Italiano	infamia
Română	infamie
Русский	бессла́вие besslávije, позо́р pozór, дурна́я сла́ва durnája sláva, бесче́стие besčéstije

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@misc{infamy_2026,
  title = {infamy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infamy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}