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in⋅fa⋅mous
[in-fuh-muh
s]
–adjective
| 1. | having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city. |
| 2. | deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable: an infamous deed. |
| 3. | Law.
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Related forms:
in⋅fa⋅mous⋅ly, adverb
in⋅fa⋅mous⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. disreputable, ill-famed, notorious. 2. disgraceful, scandalous; nefarious, odious, wicked, shocking, vile, base, heinous, villainous.
1. disreputable, ill-famed, notorious. 2. disgraceful, scandalous; nefarious, odious, wicked, shocking, vile, base, heinous, villainous.
Antonyms:
1. reputable. 2. praiseworthy, admirable.
1. reputable. 2. praiseworthy, admirable.
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Infamous
In"fa*mous\, a. [Pref. in- not + famous: cf. L. infamis. See Infamy.]1. Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer. False errant knight, infamous, and forsworn. --Spenser. 2. Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption. --Macaulay. 3. (Law) Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness. 4. Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous. "Infamous woods." --P. Fletcher. Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds. --Milton. The piny shade More infamous by cursed Lycaon made. --Dryden. Syn: Detestable; odious; scandalous; disgraceful; base; vile; shameful; ignominious.
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Language Translation for : infamous
Spanish:
infame,
German:
verrufen,
Japanese:
悪名高い
infamous
c.1378, from M.L. infamosus, from L. in- "not" + famosus "celebrated." Meaning infl. by L. infamis "of ill fame," from in- "not, without" + fama "reputation." As a legal term, "disqualified from certain rights of citizens in consequence of conviction of a crime" (1395). Infamy is 1473, from O.Fr. infamie, from L. infamia.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·fa·mous
Pronunciation: 'in-f&-m&s
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a crime punishable by imprisonment (as a year or more in a penitentiary) that can lead to loss of rights and privileges upon conviction; also : convicted of such a crime
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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