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

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)

The country is full of stories concerning it, and it has long had an ill fame.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.

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.