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infamous adjective [ ˈɪnfəməs ]

• well known for some bad quality or deed.
• "an infamous war criminal"
Similar: notorious, disreputable, ill-famed, of ill-repute, legendary, fabled, well known,
Opposite: reputable,
Origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis (based on fama ‘fame’).

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