Synonyms for infamy
Most common
disgrace notoriety dishonor US ignominy atrocity wickedness opprobrium disgracefulness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Ignominy — the state of being infamous
ignominy, disgrace, notoriety, dishonor US, dishonour UK, ill fame, disrepute, shame, scandal, odium, discredit, stigma, degradation, ill repute, obloquy, ingloriousness, disesteem, unfame, reproach, contempt, abasement
2. Atrocity — A reprehensible occurrence or situation
atrocity, wickedness, depravity, outrage, villainy, iniquity, wrong, turpitude, abomination
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being infamous.
December 7, 1941; November 22, 1963; and September 11, 2001. The three dates which will live in infamy.
- n. 2
A reprehensible occurrence or situation.
Forms
- Plural
- infamies → ignominies, disgraces, notorieties, dishonors…
Example sentences
- disgrace What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
- notoriety Yanni's notoriety massively increased in Algeria.
- dishonor We dishonor the living and venerate the dead.
- ignominy Both cars suffered the ignominy of finishing a lap down.
- atrocity It is hard to believe that humans are capable of such atrocity.
- wickedness The desire of wickedness came up in your heart.
By length
- 5 letters
- wrong1, shame1, odium
- 6 letters
- stigma2, unfame
- 7 letters
- scandal2, outrage2, obloquy3
- 8 letters
- disgrace2, contempt2, atrocity4, dishonor3, reproach2, iniquity4, villainy, ignominy4
- 9 letters
- discredit3, notoriety5, depravity4, dishonour, disrepute3, turpitude3, abasement, disesteem
- 10 letters
- wickedness3, opprobrium4
- 11 letters
- degradation4, abomination5
- 12 letters
- shamefulness
- 14 letters
- ingloriousness
- 15 letters
- disgracefulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stigma2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- infamie
- Italiano
- infamia
- Español
- infamia
- Deutsch
- Abscheulichkeit
- Català
- infàmia