infamy

Syllables: in·fa·my/ˈɪnfəmi/

infamy noun: the state of being infamous.

Noun

infamy (countable and uncountable, plural infamies)

The state of being infamous.
- December 7, 1941; November 22, 1963; and September 11, 2001. The three dates which will live in infamy.
- ... but the cars of chaste women have either coverings thrown over them, or white sheets hung over; for instance, on the cars of the female part of the family of the deceased Nawabs Khanduran and Muzaffar Khan, there used generally to be fastened thick dirty white cloths, and in like manner also on...1871, Sher Ali Afsos, translated by Henry Court, The Araish-i-Mahfil, or, The Ornament of the Assembly, page 31
Synonyms:

disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, notoriety, unfame, discredit, disesteem, disfavour, dishonour, disrepute
A reprehensible occurrence or situation.
- All for a pig of a man who should have gone to the chair. It is an infamy that he did not.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 251
Synonyms:

outrage, wrong, atrocity, depravity, iniquity, turpitude, wickedness
A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.

infamy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

infamy in Hindi

infamy: बदनामी badnāmī
infamy, ill-repute, notoriety: कुख्याति kukhyāti

infamy in Tamil

கெட்டபேர், புகழ்க்கேடு, அபகீர்த்தி, துர்க்கீர்த்தி

infamy in Urdu

بدنامی, بےحرمتی, داغ, دھبہ, فضیحت, خواری

infamy in Bengali

infamy, scandal, discredit: অখ্যাতি ôkhæti
infamy, ill repute: অগৌরব ogōurob

More languagesFewer languages

infamy in Telugu: అపకీర్తి apakīrti
infamy in Malayalam: ദുഷ്കീർത്തി, നികൃഷ്ടത, ആഭാസത്വം, പേരുദൂഷ്യം
infamy in Kannada: ಅಪಖ್ಯಾತಿ, ಕುಖ್ಯಾತಿ, ಕೆಟ್ಟಹೆಸರು, ಅಪಕೀರ್ತಿ
infamy in Punjabi: ਬਦਨਾਮੀ badnāmī
infamy in Sanskrit: कुख्याति kukhyāti, अकीर्ति akīrti

Examples of infamy in a sentence

Hence, for the cars or palanquins for women to ride in to be greatly embroidered is, in the opinion of certain men of standing, who are worthy to be trusted, of great infamy.1871, Sher Ali Afsos, translated by Henry Court, The Araish-i-Mahfil, or, The Ornament of the Assembly, page 31:
Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.1941 December 8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 0:00 from the start, in Day of Infamy Speech, Washington, D.C., page 1:

Synonyms of infamy

9 more synonymsFewer synonyms

All synonyms of infamy

Forms of infamy

plural	infamies

Plural of infamy: infamies

Origin of infamy

From late Middle English infamie, from Old French infamie, from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”). Displaced native Old English unhlīsa (literally “bad fame”).

Words formed from infamy

infamize

Questions about infamy

What does infamy mean?: Infamy means the state of being infamous.
What is infamy in Hindi?: Infamy in Hindi is बदनामी (badnāmī), कुख्याति (kukhyāti). See Infamy meaning in Hindi.
How do you use infamy in a sentence?: Hence, for the cars or palanquins for women to ride in to be greatly embroidered is, in the opinion of certain men of standing, who are worthy to be trusted, of great infamy.
What part of speech is infamy?: Infamy is a noun.
How do you pronounce infamy?: Infamy is pronounced /ˈɪnfəmi/.
What is the plural of infamy?: The plural of infamy is infamies.

Words near infamy in the dictionary

Last updated: 2026-09-02

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infamy.wav.

Cite this entry: “infamy.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/infamy. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.