infamy
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧fa‧my
[edit] Noun
infamy (plural infamies)
- The state of being infamous.
- 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
[edit] Translations
the state of being infamous
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