Meaning

4 senses
  1. Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

    He was an infamous traitor.

    She is infamous for perjury.

    anrüchig, berüchtigt, berühmt-berüchtigt

    бессла́вныйbesslávnyj, позо́рныйpozórnyj, печа́льно изве́стныйpečálʹno izvéstnyj

    безсла́внийbezslávnyj, сумнозві́снийsumnozvísnyj

    known widely and usually unfavorably

  2. Causing infamy; disgraceful.

    This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.

    abscheulich, schändlich

  3. (UK, historical)Subject to a judicial punishment depriving (the person) of certain rights (e.g. the rights to hold public office, exercise the franchise, receive a public pension, serve on a jury, or give testimony in a court of law).

  4. (archaic)Punishable by death or imprisonment.

Examples

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  1. Tom is infamous.

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  2. Sami was infamous for that shit.

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  3. Sharks are infamous for their bloodthirsty natures.

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  4. The infamous female burglar was never caught.

    ruБесчестную воровку так никогда и не поймали.

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  5. Santiago gained infamous popularity for his crimes.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having a bad reputation:
Русский
By meaning 1
having a bad reputation:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having a bad reputation:
disgraceful — see also disgraceful, scandalous:

Origin

From Middle English enfamouse, in-fames, infamous, from Medieval Latin īnfāmōsus, from Lat

From Middle English enfamouse, in-fames, infamous, from Medieval Latin īnfāmōsus, from Latin īnfāmis; by surface analysis, in- + famous. Displaced native Old English unhlīsful.

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Forms

more infamous, most infamous
Comparativemore infamous Lesson
Superlativemost infamous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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