Meaning of unfame | Babel Free

Definitions

Lack or absence of fame; negative fame; infamy

uncountable

Examples

“Know⟳ a king to be the adorner of the earth, the earth the adorner of a king, — the Devs the adorners of the heavens, the heavens the adorners of the Devs, — fame is the destroyer of unfame, unfame the destroyer of fame, — [...]”

“I said, 'Yes he is.' And he said, 'I suppose⟳ I should know⟳ who you are, but I'm afraid I don't. Ha, ha, ha. ' And from then on, throughout the journey he made jokes to his chum next to him about my degree of unfame, and when they got up he took a full proper look⟳ at me and said, 'No, I still don't know⟳ who he is', quite openly to his friend, who found it very funny.”

“Though I see⟳ your point⟳, and fate will not deny⟳ Jackie's reward⟳, which is immense, and he must bear⟳ the brunt of outward earthy unfame, it be so, bad boy, etc.”

“What particularly riled me was his assertion that certain poets chose un-fame so that they could write⟳ sloppily ..”

“Claim⟳ to unfame: Got honorable mention⟳ in Worst-Smelling Bad Guy of the Year contest”

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