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

[Middle English infamis, from Latin īnfāmis : in-, not; see in-1 + fāma, renown, fame.]

infamously in'fa·mous·ly adv.
infamousness in'fa·mous·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Known widely and unfavorably: common, notorious. See knowledge/ignorance.
  2. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, loathsome, lousy, low, mean2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See good/bad.

Antonyms: infamous
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adj

Definition: shameful, bad in reputation
Antonyms: dignified, glorious, good, innocent, moral, perfect, principled, pure, reputable, respectable, righteous, virtuous


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having a bad reputation.

pronunciation One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.

Tutor's tip: Juvenal (c.60-c.140), Roman lawyer & satirist

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nedrig, skændig, berygtet

Nederlands (Dutch)
berucht, schandelijk

Français (French)
adj. - infâme, abominable, mal famé, (Jur) infamant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - berüchtigt, verrufen, niederträchtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανήθικος, αισχρός, διαβόητος, περιβόητος, κακόφημος

Italiano (Italian)
famigerato, infame

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infame

Русский (Russian)
имеющий дурную репутацию, пакостный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de mala fama, infame

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - illa beryktad, ökänd, infam, avskyvärd, notorisk, vanärande (jur.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无耻的, 声名狼藉的, 不名誉的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無恥的, 聲名狼藉的, 不名譽的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수치스러운, 악명 높은, 지독한, 공민권을 박탈당한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悪名高い, 評判の悪い, 悪い, 恥ずべき, 名うての

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سيئ السمعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נודע לגנאי, מביש‬


 
 
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