Infamy

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in + fa + my

Origin

From Old French infamie, from Latin īnfāmia ("infamy"), from īnfāmis ("infamous"), from in- ("not") + fāma ("fame, renown").

Full definition of infamy

Noun

1. The state of being infamous.
2. A reputation as being evil."Infamy, infamy - they've all got it in for me!" - Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar in Carry On Cleo"A date which will live in infamy" - Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour