infamy

Infamy is defined as notoriety, or a reputation of bad behavior.

(noun)

An example of infamy is the bad man image of Jesse James.

See infamy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. infamies

very bad reputation; notoriety; disgrace; dishonor
the quality of being infamous; great wickedness
an infamous act
Law loss of character and of certain civil rights sustained by a person convicted of an infamous crime

Origin: ME infamye < OFr infamie < L infamia < infamis: see infamous

See infamy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. in·fa·mies

Origin:

Origin: Middle English infamie, dishonor

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin īnfāmia

Origin: , from īnfāmis, infamous; see infamous

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