also: あくみょう
noun
bad reputation; notoriety; ill repute
Refers to a widely known negative reputation or infamy. Commonly used in phrases like 悪名高い (notorious).
彼は悪名高い政治家だ。
He is a notorious politician.
その会社は悪名を残したまま倒産し
The company went bankrupt leaving behind a bad reputation.
noun
evil deed; wrongdoing; wrongdoer
Only with reading あくみょう
Archaic sense, now largely obsolete. Used in classical or historical contexts to refer to a wicked act or a person who commits such acts. Only read as あくみょう.
古文書には「悪名を為す」という表現が見られる。
In old documents, the expression 'to commit an evil deed' can be found.
Compound of 悪 (aku, 'bad') and 名 (mei, 'name'). The reading あくみょう is the older go-on reading of the second character, now archaic.