infamynoun
uk/ˈɪn.fə.mi/us/ˈɪn.fə.mi/formal[ U ] the quality of being famous for something considered bad:
The president described the attack as "a day that will live in infamy".
[ C ] a bad and shocking act or event:
For the relatives of those who had died in the war, the final infamy was the pardoning of the draft-dodgers.
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Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- fore
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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Reputation
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences