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Infamous vs Degraded - What's the difference?

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Infamous is a related term of degraded.


As adjectives the difference between infamous and degraded

is that infamous is having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad while degraded is feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.

As a verb degraded is

(degrade).

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

    degraded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
    • The Netherlands were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. — Motley.
  • (biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
    • Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. — Dana.
  • (heraldry) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.

    • Synonyms

    * humiliated

    Verb

    (head)
  • (degrade)