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infamy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
infamy
(noun)
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infamy
/
ˈ
ɪnfəmi/
noun
plural
infamies
infamy
/
ˈ
ɪnfəmi/
noun
plural
infamies
Learner's definition of INFAMY
1
[
noncount
]
:
the condition of being known for having done bad things or for being evil
He never escaped the
infamy
his crimes had earned him.
a day of
infamy
[=an infamous day; a day on which something very bad happened]
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count
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formal
:
an evil or terrible act
—
usually plural
The book recounts the
infamies
committed by the regime.
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