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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 [ˈɪnfəməs]
adj
1. having a bad reputation; notorious
2. causing or deserving a bad reputation; shocking infamous conduct
3. (Law) Criminal law, (formerly)
a.  (of a person) deprived of certain rights of citizenship on conviction of certain offences
b.  (of a crime or punishment) entailing such deprivation
infamously  adv
infamousness  n
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
Translations
infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] ADJ [person] → infame, de mala fama; [conduct, crime, speech] → infame
to be infamous for sthser infame por algo

infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] adj [crime] → infâme
to be infamous for sth [person, place] → être tristement célèbre pour qch

infamous
adj (= notorious)berüchtigt (for wegen); area, barberüchtigt, verrufen; (= shameful) personniederträchtig, gemein, ruchlos (old, liter); deed, conductniederträchtig, infam, schändlich (geh)

infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] adj (person) → famigerato/a; (crime) → infame
infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] adj (person) → famigerato/a; (crime) → infame

infamous
adj infamous [ˈinfəməs]
1 (of something bad) well-known; notorious. berugte رَديءالسُّمْعَه с позорна слава notoricky známý, neblaze proslulý berygtet verrufen κακόφημος infame kurikuulus بدنام pahamaineinen infâme נוֹדָע לְשִמצָה कुख्यात nečastan hírhedt terkenal jahatnya illræmdur infame 悪名高い 악명 높은 liūdnai pagarsėjęs apkaunojošs; kaunpilns terkenal berucht infam, beryktet niesławny difamante infam печально известный ohavný, hanebný, hnusný razvpit ozloglašen illa beryktad, ökänd น่าขายหน้า kötü şöhretli, adı kötüye çıkmış 聲名狼藉的 що має недобру славу; ганебний بدنام có tiếng xấu 藉的
2 disgraceful. skandelik شائِن долен hanebný skændig schändlich επονείδιστος infame, ruin häbiväärne شرم آور häpeällinen abominable בָּזוּי दुष्ट ozloglašen szégyenletes; gyalázatos menjijikkan smánarlegur infame 不名誉な 불명예스러운 gėdingas nekrietns dahsyat schandelijk skjendig, infam haniebny infame josnic позорный hanebný nizkoten loš tarvlig, skamlig, infam น่าอับอาย rezil 丟臉的 огидний, низький رسواۓ خلق ô nhục
n infamy
skandaligheid, berugtheid شناعَه، عار، فُقْدان السُّمْعَه позор hanba berygtethed; nedrighed die Ehrlosigkeit όνειδος infamia kurikuulsus ننگ pahamaineisuus, häpeällisyys infamie שֵם רַע अपकीर्ति, बदनामी nečasnost, sramota becstelenség, gyalázat(osság), aljasság keburukan smán, vansæmd infamia 悪名 악명 nešlovė kauns; negods; nekrietnība terkenal beruchtheid, schande skjensel, vanære hańba infâmia infamie дурная слава; позор hanebnosť nizkotnost ozloglašenost vanära, skändlighet การมีชื่อเสียงในทางลบ kötü şöhret, rezalet 臭名 ганьба; підлість رسوائی sự ô nhục


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