Infamy

Word INFAMY
Character 6
Hyphenation in fa my
Pronunciations /ˈɪnfəmi/

Definitions and meanings of "Infamy"

What do we mean by infamy?

Very bad reputation; notoriety. noun

The condition of being infamous; disgrace. noun

An evil or criminal act that is publicly known. noun

Evil fame; public reproach or disgrace; scandalous repute. noun

Infamous character; disgracefulness; scandalousness; extreme baseness or vileness: as, the infamy of an action. noun

In law, the public disgrace or loss of character incurred by conviction of an infamous offense. See infamous. noun

Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity. noun

A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness. noun

That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness. noun

The state of being infamous. noun

A reputation as being evil. noun

Evil fame or public reputation noun

A state of extreme dishonor noun

The state of being infamous.

A reputation as being evil.

A reprehensible occurrence or situation.

A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Infamy

The word "infamy" in example sentences

It came two days after Independence Day, a date held in infamy in one of the angrier books and movies about Vietnam, Ron Kovic's "Born on the Fourth of July." ❋ Unknown (2009)

A disgraceful man and a decade that will live in infamy ran ❋ Unknown (2009)

These kids were about 9 or 10 years old on September 11, 2001, the morning that “will live in infamy” for those who came of age in the 21st century. ❋ Unknown (2010)

November 4, 2008 is a day that will go down in infamy as the day the American people, unbeknownst to them, elected the FIRST MARXIST SOCIALIST government in the history of the United States ❋ Unknown (2009)

The spectacular mistiming of his own 2001 memoir, Fugitive Days, doomed the book to short-term infamy and long-term obscurity. ❋ Jack Cashill (2011)

The 99 Republicans who voted aye should know that Herbert Hoover's name lives in infamy for erecting them. ❋ Donald L. Luskin (2010)

On other fronts, condemning the 3L student for trusting her supposed friends not to subject her to web infamy is cynicism gone toxic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You miss your window of opportunity and the chance to have your name live on in infamy, forever associated with cheesy art. ❋ Marshallpayne1 (2010)

That name will live in infamy for as long as the US continues to exist; the most unintelligible moron to ever foul the Oval Office, as well as the worst president in US history. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This quote from former Sci-Fi Channel co-founder, Tim Brooks, will live forever in infamy, as he fails in epic fashion to justify the new name for the Syphilis Channel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Italian claim to infamy is they destroyed life on earth. ❋ Unknown (2008)

YEP WE ARE STARTING TO ORGANIZE NOW "" DEMOCRATS FOR MCCAIN ""'obama will be a name that will live in infamy in the democratic party ... he did what the republicans couldn't do .. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One that has reached particular infamy is the Google tattoo, apparently from China. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan …. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Variety confirms that filmmaker Eli Roth, of Hostel infamy, is in talks to join Quentin Tarantino's WWII epic Inglorious Bastards. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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