Definition of infamous Infamous
/ɪˈnfʌmʌs/ - [infumus] - in•fa•mous
We found 9 definitions of infamous from 4 different sources.
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What does infamous mean?
WordNet
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| infamous - known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold"; | ||
| ill-famed, notorious | ||
| disreputable lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance | ||
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Wiktionary 
- infamous (Adjective)
Having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad. - infamous (Adjective)
Causing infamy; disgraceful. - infamous (Adjective)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- infamous (a.)
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. - infamous (a.)
Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption. - infamous (a.)
Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness. - infamous (a.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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infamous
in′fa-mus, adj. having a reputation of the worst kind: publicly branded with guilt: notoriously vile: disgraceful.—vs.t. Infame′, to defame; In′famise, Infam′onise (Shak.), to defame, to brand with infamy.—adv. In′famously.—n. In′famy, ill fame or repute: public disgrace: extreme vileness: (law) a stigma attaching to the character of a person so as to disqualify him from being a witness. [Fr.,—L. in, not, fama, fame.]
