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Infamous is from Latin infamis, for negative fame. If you're bad but unknown, then you're not infamous — it's reserved for those wicked and well-known people that capture our collective imagination. It is a strong and resonant term. Some synonyms are notorious, disgraceful, and odious. The stress is on the first syllable.
1. : well-known for being bad : known for evil acts or crimes. an infamous traitor. a city infamous for poverty and crime. 2. : causing people to think you are bad or evil. He committed an infamous crime. ( humorous) We experienced some of the city's infamous weather. — infamously. adverb. an infamously shocking crime.
4 days ago · This infamous deed tarnishes all involved. (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. Derived terms [edit] infamously
