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Definition for Infamy
inertia
infant
infamy
, n. [Fr. < L.] (webplay: conviction).
Ignominy; opprobrium; notoriety; public disgrace.
Shame; dishonor.
Anonymity; namelessness; [fig.] ravage; decline; degeneration; retrogression.
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