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in·fa·my
(ĭn′fə-mē)n. pl. in·fa·mies
1. Very bad reputation; notoriety: achieved infamy as the central figure in the scandal.
2. The condition of being infamous; disgrace: a name that will live in infamy.
3. An evil or criminal act that is publicly known.
[Middle English infamie, dishonor, from Old French, from Latin īnfāmia, from īnfāmis, infamous; see infamous.]
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infamy
(ˈɪnfəmɪ)n, pl -mies
1. the state or condition of being infamous
2. an infamous act or event
[C15: from Latin infāmis of evil repute, from in-1 + fāma fame]
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in•fa•my
(ˈɪn fə mi)n., pl. -mies.
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.
syn: See disgrace.
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Noun | 1. | 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" |
2. | infamy - evil fame or public reputation 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" fame - favorable public reputation |
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infamy
noun notoriety, scandal, shame, disgrace, atrocity, discredit, stigma, disrepute, ignominy, dishonour, abomination, opprobrium, villainy, odium, outrageousness, obloquy one of the greatest acts of infamy in history
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infamy
noun1. Unfavorable, usually unsavory renown:
2. The condition of being infamous:
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Translations
شناعَه، عار، فُقْدان السُّمْعَه
hanba
berygtethednedrighed
becstelenség
smán, vansæmd
kötü şöhretrezalet
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
infamy
n
(= notoriousness) → Verrufenheit f; (= shamefulness) → Niedertracht f, → Gemeinheit f; (of deed, conduct) → Niedertracht f, → Infamie f, → Schändlichkeit f (geh)
(= public disgrace) → Schande f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
infamous
(ˈinfəməs) adjective1. (of something bad) well-known; notorious.
2. disgraceful.
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