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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.

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

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infa·mous·ly adv.

infa·mous·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

infamous - known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold"; ill-famed, notorious disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

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infamous

adjective notorious, base, shocking, outrageous, disgraceful, monstrous, shameful, vile, scandalous, wicked, atrocious, heinous, odious, hateful, loathsome, ignominious, disreputable, egregious, abominable, villainous, dishonourable, nefarious, iniquitous, detestable, opprobrious, ill-famed, flagitious He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.
glorious, noble, esteemed, honourable, reputable, virtuous

Translations

infamous [ˈɪnfəməs] ADJ [person] → infame, de mala fama; [conduct, crime, speech] → infame
to be infamous for sth → ser infame por algo

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

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infamous

adj (= notorious) → berüchtigt (for wegen); area, bar → berüchtigt, verrufen; (= shameful) person → niederträchtig, gemein, ruchlos (old, liter); deed, conduct → niederträchtig, infam, schändlich (geh)

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

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

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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 声名狼藉的

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 丢脸的

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 臭名