in·fa·mous ( n f -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  nf mis : in-, not; see in-1 + fma, renown, fame; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]in fa·mous·ly adv.in fa·mous·ness n. |
infamous [in-fam-uss]
Adjective
well-known for something bad
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| 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
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 << OPPOSITE esteemed
Translations
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 수치스러운 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
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