infamy
noun /ˈɪn.fə.mi/ formalDefinition
› [U] the quality of being famous for something considered bad: The president described the attack as 'a day that will live in infamy'.Fame and famousReputation › [C] a bad and shocking act or event: For the relatives of those who had died in the war, the final infamy was the pardoning of the draft-dodgers.Difficult situations and unpleasant experiencesAccidents and disasters
(Definition of infamy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- by reputation idiom
- cred noun
- credibility noun
- disreputable adjective
- disrepute noun
- hold sb in high/low repute idiom
- honorably adverb
- honourable adjective
- infamous adjective
- mud sticks idiom
- never live sth down idiom
- notoriety noun
- notorious adjective
- reputable adjective
- reputation noun
- standing noun (REPUTATION)
- stature noun (REPUTATION)
- there's no smoke without fire idiom
- your name is mud idiom
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