INFAMOUS


Meaning of INFAMOUS in English

ˈinfəməs adjective

Etymology: Middle English infamis, infamous, from Latin infamis, from in- in- (I) + -famis (from fama fame) — more at fame

1. : having a reputation of the worst kind : notorious as being of vicious, contemptible, or criminal character : detestable , abhorrent

one of the most infamous spies and bullies of all time — Time

infamous outlaw

infamous traitor

infamous dog has got every vice except hypocrisy — W.M.Thackeray

2. : causing or bringing infamy : deserving hatred or detestation

infamous conduct

infamous vices

infamous treatment of prisoners

men to whom totalitarianism is infamous — Jerome Frank

most infamous of quack nostrums — Time

3. : having a bad name as being associated with something disgraceful or detestable

the street outside Newgate had not obtained one infamous notoriety that has since attached to it — Charles Dickens

4. : convicted of an offense judged infamous

infamous person

Synonyms: see vicious

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.