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infamous
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in·fa·mous  (nf-ms)
adj.
1. Having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious.
2. Causing or deserving infamy; heinous: an infamous deed.
3. Law
a. Punishable by severe measures, such as death, long imprisonment, or loss of civil rights.
b. Convicted of a crime, such as treason or felony, that carries such a punishment.

[Middle English infamis, from Latin nfmis : in-, not; see in-1 + fma, renown, fame; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

infa·mous·ly adv.
infa·mous·ness n.

infamous [in-fam-uss]
Adjective
well-known for something bad
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.infamous - known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";
disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

infamous
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infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] adjinfame
infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] adjinfâme, abominable
infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] adjniederträchtig
infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] adjinfame

infamous
adj infamous [ˈinfəməs]
1 (of something bad) well-known; notorious. berugteرَديءالسُّمْعَهс позорна славаnotoricky známý, neblaze proslulýberygtetverrufenκακόφημοςinfamekurikuulusبدنامpahamaineineninfâmeנוֹדָע לְשִמצָהकुख्यातnečastanhírhedtterkenal jahatnyaillræmdurinfame悪名高い악명 높은liūdnai pagarsėjęsapkaunojošs; kaunpilnsterkenalberuchtinfam, beryktetniesławnydifamanteinfamпечально известныйohavný, hanebný, hnusnýrazvpitozloglašenilla beryktad, ökändน่าขายหน้าkötü şöhretli, adı kötüye çıkmış聲名狼藉的що має недобру славу; ганебнийبدنامcó tiếng xấu藉的
2 disgraceful. skandelikشائِنдоленhanebnýskændigschändlichεπονείδιστοςinfame, ruinhäbiväärneشرم آورhäpeällinenabominableבָּזוּיदुष्टozloglašenszégyenletes; gyalázatosmenjijikkansmánarlegurinfame不名誉な수치스러운gėdingasnekrietnsdahsyatschandelijkskjendig, infamhaniebnyinfamejosnicпозорныйhanebnýnizkotenloštarvlig, skamlig, infamน่าอับอายrezil丟臉的огидний, низькийرسواۓ خلقô nhục
n ˈinfamy
skandaligheid, berugtheidشناعَه، عار، فُقْدان السُّمْعَهпозорhanbaberygtethed; nedrigheddie Ehrlosigkeitόνειδοςinfamiakurikuulsusننگpahamaineisuus, häpeällisyysinfamieשֵם רַעअपकीर्ति, बदनामीnečasnost, sramotabecstelenség, gyalázat(osság), aljasságkeburukansmán, vansæmdinfamia悪名악명nešlovėkauns; negods; nekrietnībaterkenalberuchtheid, schandeskjensel, vanærehańbainfâmiainfamieдурная слава; позорhanebnosťnizkotnostozloglašenostvanära, skändlighetการมีชื่อเสียงในทางลบkötü şöhret, rezalet臭名ганьба; підлістьرسوائیsự ô nhục

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