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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
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
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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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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