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infamous
What does infamous mean?
infamous (adjective): having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce infamous?
/ˈɪnfəməs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does infamous come from?
From Middle English enfamouse, in-fames, infamous, from Medieval Latin īnfāmōsus, from Latin īnfāmis; by surface analysis, in- + famous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of infamous?
Words related to infamous
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “infamous” mean?
having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful
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pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind, having to do with the material world
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required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty
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willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed
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Which word is closest in meaning to “infamous”?
available
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different
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important
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notorious
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