infamy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɪnfəmi/
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”).
Meanings
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(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.
1941 December 8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 0:00 from the start, in Day of Infamy Speech, Washington, D.C., page 1:December 7, 1941; November 22, 1963; and September 11, 2001. The three dates which will live in infamy.
... but the cars of chaste women have either coverings thrown over them, or white sheets hung over; for instance, on the cars of the female part of the family of the deceased Nawabs Khanduran and Muzaffar Khan, there used generally to be fastened thick dirty white cloths, and in like manner also on their palanquins—although one brother was the chief treasurer, and the other a commander of seven thousand men. And most assuredly this is a requirement of modesty; for one whose palanquin or cart is turned out with much splendour, verily the idea comes to the minds of the sight-seers and common people, that in it there must be some lovely one, bright as the morning, the envy of the fairies. Hence, for the cars or palanquins for women to ride in to be greatly embroidered is, in the opinion of certain men of standing, who are worthy to be trusted, of great infamy.
1871, Sher Ali Afsos, translated by Henry Court, The Araish-i-Mahfil, or, The Ornament of the Assembly, page 31:
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(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.
1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 251:
- (countable, uncountable) A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| infamies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Synonyms
dishonor · turpitude · outrage · disesteem · wickedness · ill fame · disgrace · disrepute · depravity · infamy · wrong · outrage · notoriety · ill repute · unfame · discredit · disgrace · dishonour · ignominy · infamy · notoriety · unfame · ignominy · disfavour · wrong · iniquity · atrocity
Translations (53)
it infamia (the state of being infamous) · sv vanära (the state of being infamous) · de Schande (the state of being infamous) · cmn 污名 (the state of being infamous) · uk несла́ва (the state of being infamous) · ja 汚名 (the state of being infamous) · te అపకీర్తి (the state of being infamous) · mk зло́гласност (the state of being infamous) · pl infamia (the state of being infamous) · ang unhlīsa (the state of being infamous) · pl niesława (the state of being infamous) · eo fifamo (the state of being infamous) · be нясла́ва (the state of being infamous) · sv vanrykte (the state of being infamous) · ru бессла́вие (the state of being infamous) · uk ганьба́ (the state of being infamous) · la īnfāmia (the state of being infamous) · fo æruloysi (the state of being infamous) · ko 악명 (the state of being infamous) · ru дурна́я сла́ва (the state of being infamous) · ru позо́р (the state of being infamous) · ota رذالت (the state of being infamous) · sv äreslöshet (the state of being infamous) · ja 悪名 (the state of being infamous) · ja 不名誉 (the state of being infamous) · fr infamie (the state of being infamous) · ko 오명 (the state of being infamous) · sa अकीर्ति (the state of being infamous) · mk озлогласеност (the state of being infamous) · ru бесче́стие (the state of being infamous) · mi mōiriiritanga (the state of being infamous) · sa कुख्याति (the state of being infamous) · no beryktethet (the state of being infamous) · bg позо́р (the state of being infamous) · es infamia (the state of being infamous) · fi pahamaineisuus (the state of being infamous) · cs neblahá proslulost (the state of being infamous) · gv anghoo (the state of being infamous) · ca infàmia (the state of being infamous) · ga míchlú (the state of being infamous) · cs hanebnost (the state of being infamous) · fi häpeällisyys (the state of being infamous) · gl infamia (the state of being infamous) · be га́ньба (the state of being infamous) · sv vanfrejd (the state of being infamous) · nl schande (the state of being infamous) · pt infâmia (the state of being infamous) · cmn 罵名 /骂名 (the state of being infamous) · cs hanba (the state of being infamous) · ro infamie (the state of being infamous) · cs ostuda (the state of being infamous) · bg безче́стие (the state of being infamous) · ko 불명예 (the state of being infamous)