infamy.

A lasting reputation for serious wrongdoing or disgrace.

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Words that belong together

• live in infamy
• enduring infamy

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The decision secured the governor's infamy.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.