プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
おめい【汚名】
a disgrace; a bad name; a stigma; dishonor，《英》 dishonour
汚名をすすぐ
clear one's name／remove the blot on one's name
盗作者の汚名を着せられた
His name was slurred [《文》 sullied] by the (false) charge of plagiarism.／He was falsely 「accused of plagiarism [labeled a plagiarist].
敗戦投手の汚名を返上するぞ
I'll clear myself of the stigma of being the losing pitcher.