infamous
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈɪn.fə.məs/
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infame
- Mr. Lee's a pretty infamous guy in Hong Kong as well.
- an infamous incident
- become infamous
- now infamous
And the Manhattan Project is infamous for this.
- And the Manhattan Project is infamous for this.
- That's the day that JK Rowling wrote her infamous now, well, her now infamous tweet.
- And my father went to the infamous Dannemora prison.
- So I want to start with one of the more infamous clips.
- NASA pushed for that to happen because their programs were so infamous for ballooning out of control.
- It's the reason for these weapons infamous flash burn effect.
- So all all those strange ways is infamous, you know, particularly now.
- But Next up is the infamous stock dress.
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Ms. Evans was one of the passengers on the infamous cruise from hell.
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He was quite an infamous pirate.
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And the Manhattan Project is infamous for this.
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What is it like being one of the most infamous warlords in the world?
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And as winter closes in, his army begins the most infamous retreat in history.
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As primarily a day school, it had little of the infamous despotism of boarding public schools.
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Six weeks later, the Guangdamae began its infamous retreat from Moscow.
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The Sonora Desert is infamous for its harsh conditions and lawlessness.
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He is infamous for committing notorious crimes that shocked the community.
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The infamous gangster was arrested after years of evading the police.
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Famous for something bad
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Many people know and fear someone for cruel actions
People know a place or person for bad actions
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Etymology
Infamous comes from the prefix in- ('not') and the same root as fame ('reputation' or 'being well known'). So, infamous means being known for something bad, not for praise.