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# infamy

noun

«infamy» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Proverbs warns that telling a neighbour's secret will bring shame that does not go away.

**Interpretation.** Tradition teaches that gossip and revealing secrets harm both others and oneself.

### Meaning

Very bad reputation, lasting shame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infamy/#m1)

### Examples

- Lest he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamy turn not away. (Writings PRO.25.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infamy/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «infamy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/infamy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«infamy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/infamy.html) on Mova free.