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infamy

nounCommon GRE wordMore I words

the state of being notorious for something bad

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Infamy in a sentence

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The scandal earned him lasting infamy in the financial world.

Synonyms
notorietydisgracedishonorignominy
Antonyms
famehonor

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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Infamy (noun) means the state of being notorious for something bad
Here is infamy used in an example sentence: "The scandal earned him lasting infamy in the financial world."
Common synonyms for infamy include notoriety, disgrace, dishonor, ignominy.
Antonyms of infamy include fame, honor.
Infamy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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