Dictionary 1. (n.) Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor; as, a day that will live in infamy\.2. (n.) A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or vileness; as, the infamy of an action. 3. (n.) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a witness. Thesaurus abhorrence abomination atrocity bad degradation demotion depluming desecration detestation discredit disesteem disgrace disgracefulness dishonor displuming disrepute egregiousness error evil hatred heinousness ignobility ignominiousness ignominy ill fame ill repute infamousness ingloriousness iniquity knavery loathsomeness loss of honor monstrosity notoriety notoriousness obliquity obloquy odium opprobrium outrage peccancy pity profanation reprobacy revulsion sacrilege scandal shame shamefulness sin stigma terrible thing vileness villainy violation wickedness wrong |