Definition of infamy
infamies
1 : evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal
2a : an extreme and publicly known criminal or evil actb : the state of being infamous
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Examples of infamy in a Sentence
He never escaped the infamy his crimes had earned him.
despite her eventual pardons, she could never completely free herself of the infamy of being named a war criminal
Recent Examples of infamy from the Web
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There were multiple eyewitnesses on their way to work who witnessed so much carnage that Tuesday morning that will live in infamy.
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Cranston's high school teacher Walter White begins his long spiral into Breaking Bad drug lord infamy (2008) wearing saggy white underwear — prudently cooking his meth without ruining his slacks.
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The power plant will forever live in infamy after one of its units partially melted down on March 28, 1979.
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Both face a scientific establishment that has been hostile to cold fusion research ever since the results of Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann's 1989 experiment erupted into infamy.
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First Known Use of infamy
15th century
Synonym Discussion of infamy
INFAMY Defined for English Language Learners
infamy
playDefinition of infamy for English Language Learners
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: the condition of being known for having done bad things or for being evil
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: an evil or terrible act
INFAMY Defined for Kids
infamy
playDefinition of infamy for Students
infamies
1 : an evil reputation He earned infamy for his crimes.
2 : an evil or terrible act The people suffered the infamies of their ruler.
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