notorietynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌnəʊ.tərˈaɪ.ə.ti/us/ˌnoʊ.t̬əˈraɪ.ə.t̬i/the state of being famous for something bad:
He achieved/gained notoriety for being difficult to work with as an actor.
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Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- fore
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- plaque
- prominent
- proverbial
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
- steal
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