infamy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in‧fa‧my

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 Ceasar in Carry On Cleo

   "A date which will live in infamy" - Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

Translations

the state of being infamous

Dutch: berucht (nl) Esperanto: fifamo (eo) Finnish: pahamaineisuus (fi), häpeällisyys (fi) French: infamie (fr) Italian: infamia (it) f.

Latin: īnfāmia (la) f. Norwegian: beryktethet (no) m. Polish: niesława f. Spanish: infamia (es) f.

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Estonian: kurikuulus