infamy
/ˈɪnfəmi/noun
उच्चारण इन्फ़मी
कुख्याति, बदनामी, अपयश
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[U] formal
the state of being well known for something bad or evil
कुख्याति, बदनामी, अपयश
- a day that will live in infamy
- He gained infamy as a smuggler.
- The ruler is remembered with infamy for his cruelty.
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- The bridge collapse brought lasting infamy to the contractor.
- Some people seek fame, but they end up with infamy.
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an evil act or a very bad event
कुकृत्य, नीच कार्य
- the infamies of the war
- The newspaper listed the infamies of the old regime in a long series of articles.
- The speaker described the infamy of the massacre.
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- History records many infamies committed in the name of power.
- The book lists the infamies of the dictator one by one.
Synonyms atrocity outrage wickedness crime
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in·fa·my
Spelling and stress: in-fa-my, stressed on the first syllable, INfamy (not 'inFAmy'); the adjective infamous (IN-fa-mous), which means famous for something bad, not 'not famous'.
Spelling और stress में in-fa-my, stress पहले syllable पर, INfamy ('inFAmy' नहीं); adjective infamous (IN-fa-mous), जिसका अर्थ 'किसी बुरी बात के लिए प्रसिद्ध' है, 'प्रसिद्ध नहीं' नहीं।
?Which word?
Keep the bad-fame words together: infamy, notoriety, disrepute, ignominy (public shame).
कुख्याति के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: infamy, notoriety, disrepute, ignominy (सार्वजनिक लज्जा)।