infamous

English

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman infamous, from Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis.

infamous (comparative more infamous, superlative most infamous)

Having a bad reputation, disreputable; notoriously bad, unpleasant or evil; 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.
(Britain, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that 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.

having a bad reputation

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: опозорен (bg) (opozoren)
Catalan: infame (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 臭名昭著 (zh) (chòumíngzhāozhù)
Czech: nechvalně známý m
Danish: berygtet, infamøs
Dutch: berucht (nl)
Esperanto: fifama
Finnish: pahamaineinen (fi)
French: infâme (fr) m or f
Galician: infame (gl)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: anrüchig, berüchtigt (de), berühmt-berüchtigt (de), ehrlos (de), entehrend (de), gemein (de), infam (de), niederträchtig (de), schändlich (de), verrucht (de), verrufen (de)
Greek: διαβόητος (el) (diavóitos)
Hungarian: hírhedt (hu)

Ido: infama (io)
Japanese: 悪名高い (あくみょうだかい, akumyō-dakai)
Korean: 악명 높은 (angmyeong nopeun)
Latin: infāmis
Norwegian: beryktet
Polish: niesławny (pl)
Portuguese: infame (pt) m or f
Romanian: infam (ro), nerușinat (ro), ticălos (ro)
Russian: бессла́вный (ru) (besslávnyj), позо́рный (ru) (pozórnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: droch-chliùiteach
Spanish: infame (es)
Swedish: ökänd (sv), vanärande (sv), vanfrejdad, äreslös, ökänd (sv)
Turkish: alçak (tr), ayıp (tr), iğrenç (tr), kepaze (tr), kötü şöhretli, rezil (tr), rezilane, rezilcesine, utanç verici
Westrobothnian: illtjännd

disgraceful

German: abscheulich (de), schändlich (de)
Swedish: vanhederlig, skändlig (sv), avskyvärd (sv)
Turkish: iğrenç (tr), kepaze (tr), rezil (tr), rezilane, rezilcesine, utanç verici

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