ill fame

American  

noun

1. bad reputation, especially in sexual matters.

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Other Word Forms

• ill-famed
  adjective

Example Sentences

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

I found afterwards that my steed had a very bad character all over the country; his ill fame, however, was slightly redeemed by the fact that he was a good goer.

From Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia by Windham, W. G.

She had long lived under ill fame, and her neighbours were resolved to get rid of her at the earliest opportunity.

From Witch Stories by Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn)

It had neither bad name nor ill fame, and Mrs. Grose, most apparently, only desired to cling to me and to quake in silence.

From The Turn of the Screw by James, Henry