Antonyms for infamy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-fuh-mee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn fə mi


Definition of infamy

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Old French infamie (14c.), earlier infame, and directly from Latin infamia "ill fame, bad repute, dishonor, from infamis "of ill fame," from in- "not, without" + fama "reputation" (see fame (n.)).
  • noun shameful, bad reputation
Example sentences :
  • And am I to be hurried along by this stream of corruption to infamy and oblivion!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The door is immediately behind the companion of your infamy.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He would be spotted, branded with the sign of infamy, hunted from the world!
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • The organs of treason and of infamy refer always to McClellan.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • There is no infamy which has not been justified, glorified or even deified in this way.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • He had now an opportunity to display his infamy and barbarity.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • This tariff of favours and of infamy descends 'ad infinitum'.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • And now the thing was repeated, and this time the infamy was even worse.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • When I came to Court the infamy was a thing accomplished—all of it.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I took it limply, thus clenching the bargain of infamy between us.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for infamy

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