infamous

adjective

Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

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.

Roots

famafam- · Latin · fame, report

Synonyms for infamous

notoriousadj ignominiousadj heinousadj nefariousadj scandalousadj disreputableadj ingloriousadj viciousadj execrableadj flagitiousadj egregiousadj vileadj villainousadj atrociousadj abominableadj odiousadj disgracefuladj sordidadj

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Where does infamous come from?

The word infamous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fam-, from Latin fama (“fame, report”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.