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“infamy” in Latin
īnfāmiabad reputation or repute, ill fame, dishonor, disgrace, infamy, reproachignōminiadishonour, disgrace, degradation, ignominy, shameiūriscōnsultuslawyer, legal adviser
The English word infamy itself goes back to Latin fāma, through īnfāmia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
infamy
infamia (the loss of honor and a good name, in consequence of dishonorable conduct): ignominia (is rather a disgrace put upon anybody by one in authority; deprivation of political rights, privileges, etc., in consequence of a censure from some military or civil magistrate = ἀτιηία). To mark or cover with infamy, aliquem infamia notare; alicui infamiam irrogare (Jurisconsulti): aliquem ignominia notare (= to disgrace or degrade, Caes.). To bear disgrace and infamy without pain, ignominiam atque infamiam ferre sine dolore (Cic.): to expose anybody to infamy, alicui esse ignominiae; infamiam habere (Caes., B.G., 6, 22): infamiam ferre alicui (Tac., Ann., 12, 4).
Baseness, disgrace (of an action), Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for infamy?
- The usual Latin words for “infamy” are īnfāmia, ignōminia, iūriscōnsultus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.