Ignominy vs Infamy - What's the difference?
ignominy | infamy |
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
* 2014 , Daniel Taylor, England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard'' (in ''The Guardian , 18 November 2014)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/18/scotland-england-international-friendly-match-report]
* a.'' 1994 , (Bill Watterson), ''Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat , Andrews McMeel, ISBN 0-83621769-1, page 168:
The state of being infamous.
A reputation as being evil.
As nouns the difference between ignominy and infamy
is that ignominy is great dishonor, shame, or humiliation while infamy is the state of being infamous.ignominy
English
Noun
(ignominies)- It was tribal, almost relentless and, in the case of the official England band, there was a degree of ignominy , too, for repeatedly playing a tune for which the words go “Fuck the IRA”, something that could lead to a full breakdown of their relationship with the FA.
- Calvin:'' Our great plan backfired and ''I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy !
infamy
English
Noun
(infamies)- "Infamy', '''infamy - they've all got it in for me!" - Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar in ''Carry On Cleo
- "A date which will live in infamy " - Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour