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  • 1. infamy
  • Rhymes with Infamy
  • Infamy in a sentence
  • Quotes about Infamy
  • 2. infamy
Table of Contents
  • 1. infamy
  • Rhymes with Infamy
  • Infamy in a sentence
  • Quotes about Infamy
  • 2. infamy
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. infamy

noun. ['ˈɪnfəmi'] a state of extreme dishonor.

Synonyms

  • opprobrium
  • dishonour

Antonyms

  • fame
  • flatter
  • esteem

Etymology

  • infamia (Latin)
  • infamis (Latin)

Rhymes with Infamy

  • academy
  • alchemy
  • anatomy
  • anomie
  • appendectomy
  • archenemy
  • astronomy
  • autonomy
  • autonomy
  • barthelemy
  • bellamy
  • bellomy
  • blasphemy
  • burgamy
  • cheramie
  • dichotomy
  • economy
  • economy
  • enemy
  • epitome

Sentences with infamy


1. Noun, singular or mass
The tragedy was tinged with infamy, partly because the ship's design was reputed to be unsinkable.

2. Adjective
Individuals looking to launch into infamy via their BA in advertising could turn to copywriting.

Quotes about infamy


1. Crime, violence, infamy are not tragedy. Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at the cost of life. The struggle is the tragedy - not defeat or death. That is why the spectacle of tragedy has always filled men, not with despair, but with a sense of hope and exaltation.
- Whittaker Chambers, Witness

2. infamy

noun. ['ˈɪnfəmi'] evil fame or public reputation.

Synonyms

  • ill fame
  • discredit
  • disrepute

Antonyms

  • repute
  • trust
  • accept
  • believe

Etymology

  • infamia (Latin)
  • infamis (Latin)
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