infamous

English

Pronunciation

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• enPR: ĭnʹfə-məs, IPA: /ˈɪnfəməs/, SAMPA: /"Inf@m@s/

Adjective

infamous (comparative more infamous, superlative most infamous)

1. having a bad reputation; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable

   He was an infamous traitor.

   He was an infamous perjurer.

2. causing infamy; disgraceful

   This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.

3. (archaic) in England / Great Britain, a judicial punishment which 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.

Derived terms

• infamously
• infamousness
• infamy

Translations

having a bad reputation

Czech: nechvalně známý (cs) m. Dutch: berucht (nl) Esperanto: fifama (eo) Finnish: pahamaineinen (fi) French: infâme (fr) m. and f. German: anrüchig (de), berüchtigt (de), berühmt-berüchtigt (de), ehrlos (de), entehrend (de), gemein (de), infam (de), niederträchtig (de), schändlich (de), verrucht (de), verrufen (de) Hungarian: hírhedt (hu) Norwegian: beryktet (no)

Polish: niesławny (pl) Portuguese: infame (pt) m. and f. Romanian: infam (ro), nerușinat (ro) Russian: бесславный (ru) (besslávnyj), позорный (ru) (pozórnyj) Spanish: infame (es) Swedish: ökänd (sv) Turkish: alçak (tr), ayıp (tr), iğrenç (tr), kepâze (tr), kötü şöhretli (tr), rezil (tr), rezilâne (tr), rezilcesine (tr), utanç verici (tr)

References

• Oxford English Dictionary