Synonyms for infamy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-fuh-mee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn fə mi |
Top 10 synonyms for infamy
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for infamy
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