"infamous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɪnfəməs/ Audio: en-us-infamous.ogg [US] Forms: infamous [positive], more infamous [comparative], most infamous [superlative]
enPR: ĭnʹfə-məs Etymology: in- + famous or infamy + -ous Etymology templates: {{word parts|in-|famous}} in- + famous, {{word parts|infamy|-ous}} infamy + -ous Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone or something that is infamous is well-known, but for bad reasons. They are famous, but are hated and considered to be bad. Synonyms: notorious
    Sense id: simple-infamous-en-adj-lRVrh0q1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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