Is there an individual word to describe a bad legacy in the English language. I'm looking for something that would fit sentences like:
"Hitler's ~word~ still haunts modern Germany"
"His ~word~ caused them to expatriate him"
While strictly maintaining the idea of "bad legacy"
Best Answer
As @Dan Bron mentioned in the comments I think the word infamy works well in the first example.
"Hitler's infamy still haunts modern Germany"
As for the second example there are a number of words that could fit. You could use the plural of infamy with a concentration on definition 1.1.
"His infamies caused them to expatriate him"
But you could also use other words like disrepute etc. The comments section also brings up many alternatives.