infamy

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being infamous.
2. (countable, uncountable) A reprehensible occurrence or situation.
3. (countable, uncountable) A stigma attaching to a person's character that disqualifies them from being a witness.

Sinonieme

disgrace

dishonor

shame

dishonour

opprobrium

ignominy

notoriety

bad reputation

disrepute

ill-repute

discredit

meanness

ill repute

ill fame

baseness

notoriousness

outrage

reproach

roguishness

scandal

scoundrelism

shamefulness

shamelessness

stigma

vileness

villainy

bad name

unfavorable criticism

unfavourable criticism

bad repute

public disgrace

public dishonor

abasement

skuldyggery

abashment

blemish

blot

crookedness

dishonesty

flagrancy

foulness

guilt

ignominiousness

indignity

infamousness

ingloriousness

knavery

mortification

Vertalings

infamie

infamia

infâmia

infamia

Infamie

opprobre

Ehrlosigkeit

infàmia

Unverschämtheit

ατιμία

ignominia

īnfāmia

berucht

Verruf

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɪnfəmi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: infamie

In summary

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”).