Associations to the word «Infamous»

Wiktionary

INFAMOUS, adjective. Having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad
INFAMOUS, adjective. Causing infamy; disgraceful
INFAMOUS, adjective. (archaic) in England / Great Britain, a judicial punishment which deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.

Dictionary definition

INFAMOUS, adjective. Known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats