Infamous
21infamous — [[t]ɪ̱nfəməs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n, also v link ADJ for n, v link ADJ Infamous people or things are well known because of something bad. [FORMAL] ...the infamous massacre of Indians at Wounded Knee... He was infamous for his anti feminist attitudes …
22infamous — adjective 1 well known for being bad or morally evil: an infamous traitor | plans to deal with Los Angeles infamous smog see famous 2 literary evil: infamous behaviour infamously adverb …
23infamous — notorious, infamous Both words refer to fame achieved by means that are disapproved of, but notorious stresses the fame achieved whereas infamous is more concerned with the nature of the act: • A notorious property developer…was spooning sago… …
24infamous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin infamis, from in + fama fame Date: 14th century 1. having a reputation of the worst kind ; notoriously evil < an infamous traitor > 2. causing or bringing infamy ; disgraceful < an infamous crime > …
25infamous — infamously, adv. infamousness, n. /in feuh meuhs/, adj. 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. a. deprived of certain rights …
26infamous — adjective /ˈɪnfəməs/ a) having a bad reputation; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable He was an infamous traitor. b) causing infamy; disgraceful He was an infamous perjurer …
27infamous — [14] The negative connotations of infamous go back a long way – to the word’s source, in fact, Latin infāmis. This did not mean simply ‘not well known’; the prefix in denoted positively ‘bad’, and so infāmis signified ‘of ill repute’. In post… …
28infamous — [ ɪnfəməs] adjective 1》 well known for some bad quality or deed: an infamous war criminal. 2》 morally bad; shocking: infamous misconduct. Derivatives infamously adverb …
29infamous — adjective 1) an infamous train robber Syn: notorious, disreputable; legendary, fabled, famed Ant: reputable 2) infamous misconduct Syn: abominable, outrageous …
30infamous — /ˈɪnfəməs / (say infuhmuhs) adjective 1. of ill fame; having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city. 2. such as to deserve or to cause evil repute; detestable; shamefully bad: infamous conduct. 3. Law a. (formerly) deprived of credit and… …
