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infamy

[in-fuh-mee] / ˈɪn fə mi /
NOUN
shameful, bad reputation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
notoriety opprobrium
STRONG
abomination atrocity disapprobation discredit disesteem disgrace dishonor disrepute enormity evil ignominy immorality impropriety obloquy odium outrageousness scandal shame stigma villainy wickedness
WEAK
notoriousness
Antonyms
STRONG
credit esteem goodness honor pride respect
WEAK
dignity innocence morality righteousness virtue

Example Sentences

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More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack that president Franklin D. Roosevelt said would live "in infamy."

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Martin rose to infamy brandishing legal jeopardy against his foes.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

The memorial page posted by UC Berkeley after Duesberg’s death walked a tightrope in acknowledging his descent into infamy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Written, directed and produced by Ed Wood, the 1957 sci-fi horror hybrid has achieved a kind of divine infamy.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

Amaranta Úrsula was inclined to believe that he was the son of Petra Cotes, of whom she remembered only tales of infamy, and that supposition produced a twinge of horror in her heart.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.