ill fame
Americannoun
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There is, of course, a good reason for am-dram's ill fame.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2012
Each of them have already made unfathomable sums of money and known, for good and ill, fame at its most hardcore.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2010
People who did not live there believed it to be an exceedingly wicked place, and the farther one traveled from Ascalon, in any direction whatever, the faster this ill fame increased.
From Trail's End by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
More than one house in England was tenantless at this time because of its ill fame, and tales of the appearances of the departed dead were believed in by both clergy and people alike.
From The Coming of the King by James Hocking
Though reputed brave, his treachery has won him a permanent ill fame.
From First Footsteps in East Africa by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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