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noun a state of extreme dishonor; - F.D.Roosevelt
noun evil fame or public reputation
originFrom late Middle English infamie, from Old French infamie, from Latin īnfāmia (“infamy”), from īnfāmis (“infamous”), from in- (“not”) + fāma (“fame, renown”). Displaced native Old English unhlīsa (literally “bad fame”).
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