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infamy definition

in·famy (infə mē)

noun pl. infamies -·mies

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

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

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