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- obsoleteprostitutionLiterally, notoriety:Girls sold to infamy. London as centre of hideous traffic. (News of the World headline, quoted in Paxman, 1998)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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Infamy — Infamy, in common usage, is notoriety gained from a negative incident or reputation (as opposed to fame). The word stems from the Latin infamia , antonym of fama (fame).Infamy is a term of art in Roman Catholic Canon Law. The remainder of this… … Wikipedia
Infamy — • Loss of a good name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Infamy Infamy † Catholic Enc … Catholic encyclopedia
Infamy — In fa*my, n.; pl. {Infamies}. [L. infamia, fr. infamis infamous; pref. in not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See {Fame}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity. [1913 Webster] The afflicted queen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infamy — I noun abasement, aspersion, bad name, bad reputation, baseness, blot, brand, contempt, defamation, degradation, derision, detestableness, disapprobation, disapproval, discredit, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, disrespect,… … Law dictionary
Infamy — Album par Mobb Deep Sortie 11 décembre 2001 Durée 71:53 Genre … Wikipédia en Français
infamy — early 15c., from O.Fr. infamie (14c.), earlier infame, and directly from L. infamia ill fame, bad repute, dishonor, from infamis of ill fame, from in not, without + fama reputation (see FAME (Cf. fame)) … Etymology dictionary
infamy — ignominy, shame, *disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, opprobrium, obloquy, odium Analogous words: notoriety (see FAME): degradation, humiliation, debasement, abasement (see corresponding verbs at ABASE) Contrasted words: honor, glory, renown,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
infamy — [n] shameful, bad reputation abomination, atrocity, disapprobation, discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, enormity, evil, ignominy, immorality, impropriety, notoriety, notoriousness, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, outrageousness,… … New thesaurus
infamy — [in′fə mē] n. pl. infamies [ME infamye < OFr infamie < L infamia < infamis: see INFAMOUS] 1. very bad reputation; notoriety; disgrace; dishonor 2. the quality of being infamous; great wickedness 3. an infamous act 4. Law loss of… … English World dictionary
infamy — /in feuh mee/, n., pl. infamies for 3. 1. extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act: a time that will live in infamy. 2. infamous character or conduct. 3. an… … Universalium
infamy — noun a) The state of being infamous. Infamy, infamy theyve all got it in for me! Kenneth Williams as Julius Ceasar in Carry On Cleo b) A reputation as being evil. A date which will live in infamy Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Japanese… … Wiktionary
