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Meanings of infamy in inglés

portugués
infâmia
catalán
oprobi

A state of extreme dishonor, consisting in being an object of a very serious public reproach approved by the great majority of the population.

infâmia

An infamous, malign action.

Synonyms
Examples for "ignominy"
Examples for "ignominy"
1
The weapon really meant business, not just business, but business with ignominy.
Raising Steam
2
I'd seen the ignominy when people went Satoshi hunting in the past.
Wired
3
The goal came just in time to rescue the final from ignominy.
The Guardian
4
He could not carry out the enterprise; he would reap only ignominy.
The Roll-Call
5
But the final ignominy for all those smarting film producers out there?
BBC
1
The opprobrium rested upon him then; let the honor be his now.
Starr King in California
2
This attracted further opprobrium, with someone clucking 'disgraceful' as he passed them.
The street philosopher
3
For many, Africa is a target of racism and opprobrium, not partnership.
The Guardian
4
The parson foundered in a storm of opprobrium, scorn, and ironic laughter.
The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns
5
The Birmingham man remains appreciative of his body art, despite the opprobrium.
The Guardian
Usage of infamy in inglés
1
But in myself I see but infamy-inhim the heart of honor.
Vautrin: A Drama in Five Acts
2
This infamy already serves as a deterrent to others, the document said.
Reuters
3
Such language is designed to make violence sound benevolent and infamy honourable.
The Guardian
4
Indeed, a no-deal exit would ensure that she goes down in infamy.
The Guardian
5
He could scarcely credit the infamy of the Charpillon and her mother.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
6
This occasion might bear less infamy if only they had scored earlier.
The Guardian
7
She was astonished by prayer in that abode of crime and infamy.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
8
I only behold impotence, infamy, and venality everywhere in the German cabinets.
Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
9
He died of grief for the loss, and shame for the infamy.
Villette
10
To engage our nation in such a compact would be an infamy.
The Art of Public Speaking
11
Anguish and infamy appeared to be the inseparable conditions of my existence.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
12
I took it limply, thus clenching the bargain of infamy between us.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
13
Glory or infamy is but a different direction of the same passion.
Literary Character of Men of Genius / Drawn from Their Own Feeli...
14
At least we are spared the infamy of an alliance with Germany.
From Isolation to Leadership, Revised / A Review of American For...
15
Do not forget these names-theyrepresent the sum and crown of infamy.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
16
He would have looked upon it as infamy now to withdraw it.
The Wandering Jew — Volume 05
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Translations for infamy
portugués
infâmia
Infamy through the time
Infamy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common