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infamy

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14
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15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɪnfəmi/

Definition of infamy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being infamous.
    “Yesterday, December seventh, 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.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being infamous.
    “Yesterday, December seventh, 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.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A reprehensible occurrence or situation.
    “All for a pig of a man who should have gone to the chair. It is an infamy that he did not.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.

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Etymology

From late Middle English infamie, from Old French infamie, from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”). Displaced native Old English unhlīsa (literally “bad fame”).

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