Infamy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Evil fame or reputation.
  • n. The condition of being infamous.
  • n. An evil or criminal act that is publicly known.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The state of being infamous.
  • n. A reputation as being evil.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity.
  • n. A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness.
  • n. That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Evil fame; public reproach or disgrace; scandalous repute.
  • n. Infamous character; disgracefulness; scandalousness; extreme baseness or vileness: as, the infamy of an action.
  • n. In law, the public disgrace or loss of character incurred by conviction of an infamous offense. See infamous.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. evil fame or public reputation
  • n. a state of extreme dishonor
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dishonor    dishonour   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dishonor    ignominy    indignity    discredit    baseness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disgrace    ignominy    dishonor    dishonour    obloquy    wretchedness    shame    depravity    treachery    profligacy