infamous

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English enfamouse, in-fames, infamous, from Medieval Latin īnfāmōsus, from Latin īnfāmis; by surface analysis, in- +‎ famous. Displaced native Old English unhlīsful. === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭnʹfə-məs IPA(key): /ˈɪn.fə.məs/ === Adjective === infamous (comparative more infamous, superlative most infamous) Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful. Synonyms: ill-famed, nefarious, nithing; see also Thesaurus:notorious Causing infamy; disgraceful. (UK, historical, of a person) Subject to a judicial punishment depriving (the person) of certain rights (e.g. the rights to hold public office, exercise the franchise, receive a public pension, serve on a jury, or give testimony in a court of law). (archaic, of a crime) Punishable by death or imprisonment. ==== Derived terms ==== infamously infamousness infamy ==== Translations ==== === References === Oxford English Dictionary