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Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. We will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Meaning of "infamy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INFAMY

From Latin infāmis of evil repute, from in-1 + fāmafame.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INFAMY

infamy  [ˈɪnfəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFAMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infamy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFAMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Infamy

Infamy, in common usage, is the notoriety gained from a negative incident or reputation. The word stems from the Latin infamia, antonym of fama.

Definition of infamy in the English dictionary

The definition of infamy in the dictionary is the state or condition of being infamous. Other definition of infamy is an infamous act or event.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFAMY


academy
əˈkædəmɪ
agronomy
əˈɡrɒnəmɪ
Akademi
əˈkɑːdəmɪ
alchemy
ˈælkəmɪ
anatomy
əˈnætəmɪ
astronomy
əˈstrɒnəmɪ
autonomy
ɔːˈtɒnəmɪ
Bellamy
ˈbɛləmɪ
Deuteronomy
ˌdjuːtəˈrɒnəmɪ
dichotomy
daɪˈkɒtəmɪ
economy
ɪˈkɒnəmɪ
enemy
ˈɛnəmɪ
epitome
ɪˈpɪtəmɪ
gastronomy
ɡæsˈtrɒnəmɪ
hysterectomy
ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ
Naomi
ˈneɪəmɪ
ostomy
ˈɒstəmɪ
sesame
ˈsɛsəmɪ
taxonomy
tækˈsɒnəmɪ
vasectomy
væˈsɛktəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFAMY

infallibleness
infallibly
infame
infamies
infamise
infamize
infamonize
infamous
infamously
infamousness
infancies
infancy
infangthief
infant
infant carrier
infant class
infant education
infant mortality
infant mortality rate
infant prodigy

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFAMY

balsamy
beamy
belamy
bigamy
Coomaraswamy
creamy
dreamy
endogamy
exogamy
flamy
foamy
jessamy
loamy
misogamy
monogamy
polygamy
seamy
steamy
streamy
zoogamy

Synonyms and antonyms of infamy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INFAMY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «infamy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of infamy

Translation of «infamy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFAMY

Find out the translation of infamy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infamy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infamy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骂名
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la infamia
570 millions of speakers

English

infamy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदनामी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

позор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infâmia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অখ্যাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infamie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak kena
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schande
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

汚名
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불명예
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infamy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bẩn thỉu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபகீர்த்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बदनामी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rezillik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infamia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hańba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ганьба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infamie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατιμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eerloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infamy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjensel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infamy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFAMY»

The term «infamy» is regularly used and occupies the 60.270 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFAMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «infamy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «infamy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infamy

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10 QUOTES WITH «INFAMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word infamy.
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Jose Maria Aznar
March 11, 2004, now occupies a place in the history of infamy.
2
Jack Bowman
It is better to go down in infamy than to never go down at all.
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Whittaker Chambers
Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at the cost of life. The struggle is the tragedy - not defeat or death.
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Ricky Gervais
There's no difference between fame and infamy now. There's a new school of professional famous people that don't do anything. They don't create anything.
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Park Geun-hye
All facts prove that the Saenuri Party is a group of traitors who stoop to any infamy to realize its ambition to seize power.
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Sidney Hook
Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an epitaph of infamy, for there is no cause and no person that they will not betray to stay alive.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. We will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only adds the infamy of servitude to the crime of murder.
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Ludwig Tieck
He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy.
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
More precious is want with honesty than wealth with infamy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFAMY»

Discover the use of infamy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infamy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath
"A shocking account of judgments distorted by politics and career hunger...fascinating reading."-Los Angeles Times. Pulitzer Prize-winning Toland's account of the events surrounding the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
John Toland, 1983
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Day of Infamy, 60th Anniversary: The Classic Account of the ...
Describes the events of December 7, 1941, before, during, and after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, as well as the reactions of the men who lived through the attack.
Walter Lord, 2001
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Pearl Harbor: Day of Infamy
Explains how and why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and how the resulting outrage catapulted the United States into World War II.
‎2006
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Day of Infamy
From the chaos, a thousand personal stories of courage emerged. Drawn from hundreds of interviews, letters, and diaries, Walter Lord recounts the many tales of heroism and tragedy by those who experienced the attack firsthand.
Walter Lord, 2012
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Days of Infamy
Japanese Zeros appear in the skies over Hawaii and descend upon Pearl Harbor in a devastating attack that cripples the U.S. Navy fleet and airfields.
Harry Turtledove, 2013
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Infamy
Did our government know in advance about the attack on 9-11?
Tom Milton, 2010
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Infamy: A Pilot's Story of World War Ii and Beyond
Jack Stettner takes us along on his enthralling journey from enlistment in reaction to the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor through primary, basic, advanced and combat pilot training, to flying his first combat missions.
Jack Z. Stettner, 2012
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Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace
The book examines a wide range of sports and eras, and includes essays on Barry Bonds, Kirby Puckett, Mike Tyson, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Branch Rickey, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jim Brown, as ...
David C. Ogden, Joel Nathan Rosen, 2010
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Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial
Recounts the trial of Nazi officials at Nuremberg, analyzing the day-to-day struggles among the prosecutors and judges, the evidence of unprecedented atrocities, and the personalities of the accused.
Joseph E. Persico, 2000
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Badge of Infamy
Daniel Feldman had once been a doctor.
Lester Del Ray, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFAMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infamy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shivraj to take out Swabhiman Yatra against Vypam infamy - The …
Shivraj to take out Swabhiman Yatra against Vypam infamy. Chouhan will kick off "Swabhiman Yatra", a special tour of the state, from village ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Paull: It's too late to save the Confederate battle flag from infamy
Paull: It's too late to save the Confederate battle flag from infamy. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
3
Kottayam's infamy: District with most child abuses in Kerala
Childline was able to prevent four instances of child marriage in Kottayam last year. Picture for representational purpose ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
4
The Look of Silence: Interview with Director Joshua Oppenheimer …
I met Adi in 2003 through the infamy of his brother's death. I was introduced to the survivors of Ramli's family on the plantation where I started ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
5
Here Are All the People Who Should Sue Gawker Media - Breitbart
But when Gawker's Sam Biddle decided to publish a risqué joke she made on Twitter, he maliciously catapulted her into global infamy. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Paul Daley says Josh Koscheck rematch would shatter Kimbo …
Daley's bout with Koscheck went down into MMA infamy. Koscheck, by and large, outwrestled and flustered Daley over the course of the bout. «MMA Fighting, Jul 15»
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UFC Fight Night: Thales Leites feels the Anderson Silva fight helped …
The fight is in infamy for both guys not doing too much. Leites received a lot of flack for not going for it and trying to win the belt. Then Leites lost ... «FanSided, Jul 15»
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Caitlyn Jenner Talks To Good Morning America About Her …
We have a feeling that Caitlyn Jenner's ESPYS speech will live in infamy! Just moments after Cait's memorable, moving, and inspirational ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
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All 'Batman: Arkham Knight' Season Pass Content Possibly Leaked
If the leak can be believed, it seems the content is called “The Season of Infamy” and features a number of returning villains from previous ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Infamous Diner sneak peek: Inside the Northern Quarter's new retro …
Now that's one sure fire way to gain infamy... Click here for our guide to the other new restaurants set to open in Manchester before the end of ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»

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