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Meanings of infamy in English

Portuguese
infâmia
Catalan
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.

            Usage of infamy in English
            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
            Portuguese
            infâmia
            Infamy through the time
            Infamy across language varieties
            United Kingdom
            Common
            United States of America
            Less common