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Webster 1913 Edition

Infamy

In′fa-my

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Infamies
(#)
.
[L.
infamia
, fr.
infamis
infamous; pref.
in-
not +
fama
fame: cf. F.
infamie
. See
Fame
.]
1.
Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity.
The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she would not . . . submit to such
infamy
.
Bp. Burnet.
2.
A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness;
as, the
infamy
of an action
.
3.
(Law)
That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness.

Definition 2025

infamy

infamy

English

Noun

infamy ‎(plural infamies)

  1. The state of being infamous.
  2. A reputation as being evil.
    "Infamy, infamy - they've all got it in for me!" - Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar in Carry On Cleo
    "A date which will live in infamy" - Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

Translations

Etymology

From Old French infamie, from Latin īnfāmia ‎(“infamy”), from īnfāmis ‎(“infamous”), from in- ‎(“not”) + fāma ‎(“fame, renown”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnfəmi/
  • Hyphenation: in‧fa‧my

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