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notorious

(noʊtɔːriəs)
adjective
To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad.
...an area notorious for crime and violence. [+ for]
She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders.
famous
Synonyms: infamous, disreputable, opprobrious, scandalous More Synonyms of notorious
notoriously adverb [usu ADV group, oft ADV before v]
The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient.
He worked mainly in New York City where living space is notoriously at a premium.
Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and fail to seek help when they should.
Synonyms: infamously, disreputably, opprobriously, scandalously More Synonyms of notorious

notorious in British English

(nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs)
adjective
1. 
well-known for some bad or unfavourable quality, deed, etc; infamous
2.  rare
generally known or widely acknowledged
Derived forms
notoriety (ˌnəʊtəˈraɪɪtɪ) or notoriousness (noˈtoriousness)
noun
notoriously (noˈtoriously)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin notōrius well-known, from nōtus known, from noscere to know

notorious in American English

(noʊˈtɔriəs)
adjective
1. 
well-known; publicly discussed
2. 
widely but unfavorably known or talked about
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈfamous
Derived forms
notoriously (noˈtoriously)
adverb
notoriousness (noˈtoriousness)
noun
Word origin
ML notorius < LL notoria, news, information < notus: see note

Examples of 'notorious' in a sentence
notorious

Her murder became one of the most notorious crimes of the 1960s.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We had a basketball team at my first church that was notorious throughout the city.
Christianity Today (2000)
The area was notorious for extremes of weather.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
Does this risk stirring up the notorious company tribalism of enthusiasts?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Tube trains are notorious for throwing one off balance at awkward moments.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The area is notorious as one of the central locations of the opium trade.
The Sun (2010)
Autumn is notorious for bad weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
With this country notorious for dodgy weather, they must have worried the flame would die.
The Sun (2012)
 New Yorkers are notorious for their high expectations and their unyielding quest for quality and inventiveness.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The same was true of many notorious Victorian crimes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They will guard the Gunners ahead of a match in a city notorious for crowd problems.
The Sun (2010)
Some of the country 's most notorious crimes have been solved by detectives and members of the elite squads based here.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was a notorious case.
The Sun (2009)
Police hope the charges can bring to a close one of Britain's most notorious unsolved murder cases.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
notorious

British English: notorious ADJECTIVE
To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad.
...an area notorious for crime and violence.
  • American English: notorious
  • Brazilian Portuguese: notório
  • Chinese: 声名狼藉的
  • European Spanish: notorio
  • French: notoire
  • German: berüchtigt
  • Italian: famigerato
  • Japanese: 悪名高い
  • Korean: 악명 높은
  • European Portuguese: notório
  • Latin American Spanish: notorio

Chinese translation of 'notorious'

notorious

(nəuˈtɔːrɪəs)

adj

  1. [case, criminal, murderer, womanizer] 声(聲)名狼藉的 (shēngmíng lángjí de)
    to be notorious for sth/for doing sth 因某事/做某事而臭名远(遠)扬(揚) (yīn mǒushì/zuò mǒushì ér chòumíng yuǎn yáng)

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famous
(adjective) 
Definition
well known for some bad reason
one of Britain's most notorious serial killers
Synonyms
infamous
He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.
disreputable
the noisiest and most disreputable bars
opprobrious
scandalous
a scandalous waste of money
dishonourable
He insisted he had done nothing dishonourable.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dishonourable
He insisted he had done nothing dishonourable.
Synonyms
shameful,
base,
corrupt,
infamous,
disgraceful,
treacherous,
scandalous,
unscrupulous,
shameless,
despicable,
ignominious,
disreputable,
contemptible,
untrustworthy,
unprincipled,
ignoble,
not cricket (informal),
discreditable,
blackguardly
in the sense of disreputable
Definition
having or causing a bad reputation
the noisiest and most disreputable bars
Synonyms
discreditable,
mean,
low,
base,
shocking,
disorderly,
notorious,
vicious,
infamous,
disgraceful,
shameful,
vile,
shady (informal),
scandalous,
ignominious,
contemptible,
louche,
unprincipled,
dishonourable,
opprobrious
in the sense of opprobrious
Synonyms
shameful,
notorious,
infamous,
despicable,
hateful,
reprehensible,
ignominious,
disreputable,
abominable,
contemptible,
dishonourable

Synonyms of 'notorious'

notorious

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of scandalous
a scandalous waste of money
Synonyms
outrageous,
shocking,
infamous,
disgraceful,
monstrous,
shameful,
atrocious,
unseemly,
odious,
disreputable,
opprobrious,
highly improper
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