ill-famed
7.8
People know a place or person for bad actions
- adjective
- /ˈɪlˌfeɪmd/
:
infame
- The Democrats were unable to persuade the masses that they represented a credible alternative between the FIS and the ill-famed FLN, or what Algerians called the choice between "the plague and the cholera."
Examples
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The ill-famed criminal was finally captured after years of evading the police.
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One example was the ill-famed program: "49 Wave" (Fala 49).
Academic text (1990) -
The day after the ill-famed arrest, the drivers of the lifeline of the Maximum City, i.e., the public transport system, threw their hat in the protest.
Blog text (30) -
His ill-famed reputation made him unwelcome at any social gathering.
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The company faced criticism for its involvement in the ill-famed scandal.
Synonyms
infamous
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5.1
Famous for doing something bad or shameful
is used more generally for being widely known for negative reasons
notorious
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5.6
Famous for something bad
is the broader term for being widely known for negative reasons
disreputable
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7.1
Not trusted or respected because of bad behavior
focuses on being widely known for negative reasons rather than mere lack of respectability
Antonyms
How Reputable
Surface Forms
ill-famed positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word ill-famed comes from the prefix ill- meaning 'bad' and fame (the same root as famous) meaning 'reputation', so it literally means 'famous for bad reasons'.