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infamous | disliked |

As an adjective infamous

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

As a verb disliked is

(dislike).

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

    disliked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dislike)

    • dislike

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

    • Verb

    (dislik)
  • (obsolete) To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.)
  • *, II.12:
    • customes and conceipts differing from mine, doe not so much dislike .
  • To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like.

    • Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Antonyms

    * like

    See also

    * abhor * despise * detest * hate * loathe