infamous
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
infamous
- Having a bad reputation, disreputable; notoriously bad, unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something bad.
- He was an infamous traitor.
- He was an infamous perjurer.
- Causing infamy; disgraceful.
- This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.
- (UK, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.
- French: infâme
- German: anrüchig, berüchtigt, berühmt-berüchtigt, ehrlos, entehrend, gemein, infam, niederträchtig, schändlich, verrucht, verrufen
- Italian: famigerato
- Portuguese: infame, famigerado
- Russian: бессла́вный
- Spanish: infame
- German: abscheulich, schändlich
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