infamous
IPA: ˈɪnfʌmʌs
adjective
- Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
- Causing infamy; disgraceful.
- (UK, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that 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.
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Examples of "infamous" in Sentences
- He was regarded as infamous for his extravagance.
- He was infamous for his extravagance and profligacy.
- This region is infamous for wolves that harm people.
- He spent the duration of the war in the infamous camp.
- Adding to the clamor was an infamous event in July 1955.
- He was regarded as infamous for his extravagance and profligacy.
- The city was the site of the infamous Centralia Massacre in 1919.
- The infamous weather of Chittagong intervened to spoil the match.
- The infamous bridge is located on the outskirts of the central campus.
- The above is the briefest title of that infamous plagiarism and forgery.
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