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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
having, deserving, or causing a bad reputation; notorious or shameful.
The exotic dancer Mata Hari was infamous as a spy during World War I.Al Capone was an infamous gangster during the Prohibition era.- synonyms:
- disreputable, notorious
- antonyms:
- illustrious, reputable
- similar words:
- contemptible, disgraceful, dishonorable, ignoble, ignominious, opprobrious, outrageous, scandalous, shameful
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definition 2: |
stripped of certain rights as a citizen upon conviction of certain crimes such as treason, or pertaining to crimes involving such a penalty.
- similar words:
- corrupt, perfidious, treacherous
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related words: |
abominable, nefarious, sordid, vicious |
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derivations: |
infamously (adv.), infamousness (n.) |
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