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fame's evil twin — everyone knows your name, and it's never a compliment.
means a reputation for being widely and permanently known as bad, disgraceful, or criminal.
from from latin infamia, literally the negation of fama (fame/reputation) — so infamy isn't just bad fame, it's the absence of good fame entirely.
pearl harborfdr's day of infamy speech cemented the word forever.
vs notorietynotoriety can fade — infamy is built to last.
double meaningun-fame, not just bad fame, per its latin root.