infamy

[ in-fuh-mee ]
/ ˈɪn fə mi /
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noun, plural in·fa·mies for 3.

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.
infamous character or conduct.
an infamous act or circumstance.
Law. loss of rights, incurred by conviction of an infamous offense.

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

Words nearby infamy

infallibility, infallibility, papal, infallible, infamize, infamous, infamy, infancy, infant, infant apnea, infant mortality rate, infant prodigy

Words related to infamy

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

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British Dictionary definitions for infamy

infamy
/ (ˈɪnfəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

the state or condition of being infamous
an infamous act or event

Word Origin for infamy

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