infamy
infamy definition
in·famy (in′fə mē)
noun pl. infamies -·mies
- 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
Etymology: ME infamye < OFr infamie < L infamia < infamis: see infamous
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