Infamy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of extreme dishonor; - F.D.Roosevelt

evil fame or public reputation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnfəmi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnfəmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnfəmi/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnfəmi/.

Examples

a date which will live in infamy
the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

opprobrium

Antonyms

fame

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of extreme dishonor; - F.D.Roosevelt “a date which will live in infamy”
noun	evil fame or public reputation

Word Forms

infamous	adjective	known widely and usually unfavorably
opprobrious	adjective	(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schande

ein Zustand extremer Schande; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇫🇷French

infamie

un état de déshonneur extrême ; - F.D. Roosevelt

🇪🇸Spanish

infamia

un estado de extrema deshonra; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇮🇹Italian

infamia

uno stato di estremo disonore; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇳🇱Dutch

schande

een staat van extreme oneer; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

infâmia

um estado de extrema desonra; -F.D.Roosevelt

🇷🇺Russian

позор

состояние крайнего бесчестия; - Ф.Д.Рузвельт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदनामी

अत्यधिक अपमान की स्थिति; - एफ.डी.रूजवेल्ट

🇧🇩Bengali

কুখ্যাতি

চরম অসম্মানের অবস্থা; - এফ.ডি.রুজভেল্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

அவப்பெயர்

தீவிர அவமதிப்பு நிலை; - எஃப்.டி.ரூஸ்வெல்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

అపకీర్తి

తీవ్రమైన అగౌరవ స్థితి; - F.D.రూజ్‌వెల్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

बदनामी

अत्यंत अपमानाची स्थिती; - एफ.डी. रुझवेल्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

બદનામ

અત્યંત અપમાનની સ્થિતિ; - એફ.ડી. રૂઝવેલ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಖ್ಯಾತಿ

ತೀವ್ರ ಅವಮಾನದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; - ಎಫ್.ಡಿ.ರೂಸ್ವೆಲ್ಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുപ്രസിദ്ധി

അങ്ങേയറ്റം അപമാനകരമായ അവസ്ഥ; - എഫ്.ഡി.റൂസ്വെൽറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ; - ਐਫ.ਡੀ. ਰੂਜ਼ਵੈਲਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدنامی

انتہائی بے عزتی کی حالت؛ - F.D.روزویلٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骂名

极度耻辱的状态； ——罗斯福

🇯🇵Japanese

汚名

極度の不名誉な状態。 - F.D.ルーズベルト

🇰🇷Korean

불명예

극도의 불명예스러운 상태; - F.D. 루즈벨트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ô nhục

một tình trạng cực kỳ nhục nhã; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇹🇭Thai

ความอับอายขายหน้า

สถานะของความอับอายขายหน้าอย่างมาก - เอฟ.ดี.รูสเวลต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

keadaan yang sangat tidak terhormat; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇵🇭Filipino

kahihiyan

isang estado ng matinding kahihiyan; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇲🇾Malay

keburukan

keadaan kehinaan yang melampau; - F.D.Roosevelt

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العار

حالة من العار الشديد. - إف دي روزفلت

🇮🇷Persian

بدنامی

حالت بی شرمی شدید؛ - F.D.Roosevelt

🇹🇷Turkish

rezillik

aşırı bir onursuzluk durumu; -F.D.Roosevelt

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָלוֹן

מצב של קלון קיצוני; - F.D.Roosevelt

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What is the primary definition of the word 'infamy'?

The primary meaning of 'infamy' is 'a state of extreme dishonor; - F.D.Roosevelt'.

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Using 'infamy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'infamy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'infamy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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