INFAMY

infamy

(noun) evil fame or public reputation

infamy, opprobrium

(noun) a state of extreme dishonor; “a date which will live in infamy”- F.D.Roosevelt; “the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

infamy (countable and uncountable, plural infamies)

The state of being infamous.

A reputation as being evil.

A reprehensible occurrence or situation.

(legal) A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.

Source: Wiktionary

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In"fa*my, n.; pl. Infamies. Etym: [L. infamia, fr. infamis infamous; pref. in- not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See Fame.]

1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity. The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she would not . . . submit to such infamy. Bp. Burnet.

2. A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action.

3. (Law)

Definition: That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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