infamous

Adjective Satellite

• known widely and usually unfavorably
  • "the infamous Benedict Arnold"

Adj

• Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
• Causing infamy; disgraceful.
• 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).
• Punishable by death or imprisonment.

Adjective

• Well known for some bad quality or deed.

Examples

• He was an infamous traitor.
• His INFAMOUS play, using a highly obscure word, secured a controversial victory.
• She is infamous for perjury.
• This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.

Synonyms

ill-famed, notorious

Anagrams of infamous