汚名|おめいomei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounbad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma; infamy
   その男おとこは反逆者はんぎゃくしゃの汚名おめいをきせられた。↗

   The man was branded as a traitor.

• Synonym不名誉ふめいよNeutralA thing or state that damages one's honor; can modify nouns as 「不名誉な」. 「汚名」 stresses the bad name one bears, as in 「汚名を着せられる」 or 「汚名返上」.
• Related汚点おてんNeutralLiterally a small stain; also a blot on one's history or record, as in 「経歴の汚点」. 「汚名」 is the bad name others give you.
• Related恥はじNeutralEveryday word for shame or embarrassment; centers on the shame you feel yourself. 「汚名」 is the bad name that circulates about you.
• Related不評ふひょうNeutralBad reviews or poor word of mouth; said of products, works and the like, and not necessarily disgraceful. 「汚名」 is a bad name that damages one's honor.
• Related恥辱ちじょくWrittenThe disgrace or insult one suffers; written/formal in register and heavy in tone, focused on the humiliation itself. 「汚名」 is the bad name that spreads.
• Related恥さらしはじさらしCasualColloquial and insulting: a person or act that makes a fool of themselves publicly, as in 「とんだ恥さらし」. 「汚名」 is the bad name itself.
• Related汚辱おじょくWrittenThe act of defiling or insulting someone, or the disgrace suffered from it; rare even in written prose. 「汚名」 is a bad reputation, not the humiliation itself.
• Related不評判ふひょうばんNeutralSame meaning as 「不評」: a poor reputation or unpopularity; stresses bad evaluation and need not be disgraceful.
• Related名折れなおれNeutralBringing discredit on a name, as in 「家の名折れ」 or 「男の名折れ」; said of a person or the group they belong to, focusing on the damaging of the name itself.
• Related面汚しつらよごしCasualColloquial and reproachful: an act or person that disgraces others or the group they belong to, as in 「一族の面汚し」.
• Related不面目ふめんぼくWrittenLosing face, being discreditable; can modify nouns as 「不面目な」 but is rare even in written prose. Stresses loss of face, not a spreading bad name.
• Related顔汚しかおよごしNeutralClose to 「面汚し」: an act that damages another's honor or credit, or the person who does it; carries a tone of blame.
• Antonym名誉めいよNeutralThe antonym: honor and prestige, opposite to 「汚名」 on the good-vs-bad reputation scale, as in 「名誉を回復する」; also a prefix, as in 「名誉教授」.

Use 「汚名」 for a bad name or ill repute one carries, as in 「汚名を着せられる」 or 「汚名返上」. For a blot on one's record say 「汚点」, for shame you feel yourself 「恥」, for disgracing others 「面汚し」. 「不評」 covers mere poor reviews; the antonym is 「名誉」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 不名誉ふめいよな評判ひょうばんやうわさ。