as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
despite her eventual pardons, she could never completely free herself of the infamy of being named a war criminal
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And their secret betrayals and brushes with fame and infamy, and mostly about their relationships and how those are expressed through song.
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Johnson’s infamy helped bring viewers to the British Got News.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
The lead single off the Italian synth-pop project Baltimora’s debut LP has stalked our social media feeds in recent years, giving it a much deserved spotlight in absurd infamy.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
The entire film takes place on that date in 1972, at the Munich Olympics, a day that ought to live in infamy.
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Johnson’s infamy helped bring viewers to the British Got News.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
The lead single off the Italian synth-pop project Baltimora’s debut LP has stalked our social media feeds in recent years, giving it a much deserved spotlight in absurd infamy.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
The entire film takes place on that date in 1972, at the Munich Olympics, a day that ought to live in infamy.
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Infamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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