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infamy

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infamy

n. [L. infamia, fr. infamis infamous; pref. in- not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See Fame.] ()

1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; ignominy; indignity. ()

The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she would not . . . submit to such infamy. (Bp. Burnet.)

2. A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action. ()

3. (Law) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness. ()

Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 -- a day which will live in infamy, . . . (Franklin D. Roosevelt.)