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infamed | infamous |

As a verb infamed

is (infame).

As an adjective infamous is

having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad.

infamed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (infame)

    • infame

    English

    Verb

    (infam)
  • (obsolete) To defame; to make infamous.
    • (Milton)
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    infamous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad
    • He was an infamous traitor.
    He was an infamous perjurer.
  • causing infamy; disgraceful
    • This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.
  • (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.

    • Derived terms

    * infamously * infamousness * infamy

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary