noun · countable / uncountable · rare

infamy

in·fa·my

infamy · infamies

ганьба, неслава

позор, дурная слава, бесчестие, бесславие

Schande

The state of being infamousThe state of being infamous.

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/ˈɪnfəmi/

» Hatred, infamy and slander have not conquered my spirit.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)The state of being infamous.
December 7, 1941; November 22, 1963; and September 11, 2001. The three dates which will live in infamy.
Schande
бессла́виеbesslávije, позо́рpozór, дурна́я сла́ваdurnája sláva
ганьба́hanʹbá, несла́ваnesláva
a state of extreme dishonor
(countable, uncountable)A reprehensible occurrence or situation.
(countable, uncountable)A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.

Examples

6 sentences

Hatred, infamy and slander have not conquered my spirit.
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Anyone known for his lies and infamy should not be invited.
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It would be better to die a thousand times than suffer such infamy.
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We have been burnt and tanned and they have added infamy to us.
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I owe it to those who once owned it that the name of Ravenswood shall be extinguished without infamy.
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Translations

8 languages

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Origin

From late Middle English infamie, from Old French infamie, from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”),

From late Middle English infamie, from Old French infamie, from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”). Displaced native Old English unhlīsa (literally “bad fame”).

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