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infamy

[in-fuh-mee] / ˈɪn fə mi /


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El Niño’s infamy is due to the chaos it is prone to causing, of course.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

But despite football's world governing body confirming the proposal was being withdrawn on Saturday, the infamy will linger much longer.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The amendment was originally ratified in the wake of the Civil War specifically to overrule the infamy of the Dred Scott decision.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

The Donner-Reeds ended in infamy and Cornwall landed in Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

If the gods were good, Lannister’s severed head was halfway back to King’s Landing by now, but more like the dwarf was hale and whole and somewhere close, stinking drunk and plot-ting some new infamy.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Herron’s paintings are not literally historical, but titles such as “Scottsboro Men” invoke infamies of the African American past.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2023

After all, the Drexel affair is only the latest float in a parade of American infamies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not all the infamies of Darlan and Laval shall stand between you and the restoraion of your birthright.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said Publisher Chandler: "We've told the story of the infamies."

From Time Magazine Archive

This is one of those infamies a prince should be on guard against, as will be discussed below.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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