noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/
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US:/noʊ.tɚ.aɪ.ə.ti/
rhymes with -aɪɪti
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ill fame
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infamy
Narrower terms: reputation
History
Etymology
Derived from Middle French notoriété, from Medieval Latin nōtōrietās, from nōtōrius, from nōtus (“known”), perfect passive participle of nōscō (“get to know”). By surface analysis, notorious + -ety.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
лоша слава
(loša slava)
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Catalan:
notorietat
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Chinese Mandarin:
惡名 /恶名
(èmíng)
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Czech:
nechvalná proslulost
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Dutch:
beruchtheid
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Dutch:
notoriëteit
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Dutch:
notoriteit
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Estonian:
kurikuulsus
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Finnish:
pahamaineisuus
— condition of being infamous or notorious
French:
infamie
— condition of being infamous or notorious
French:
infâmie
— condition of being infamous or notorious
French:
infâmeté
— condition of being infamous or notorious
German:
Notorietät
— condition of being infamous or notorious
German:
schlechter Ruf
— condition of being infamous or notorious
German:
traurige Berühmtheit
— condition of being infamous or notorious
German:
schlechter Leumund
— condition of being infamous or notorious
German:
übler Leumund
— condition of being infamous or notorious
German:
übler Ruf
— condition of being infamous or notorious
German:
Berüchtigtsein
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Macedonian:
злогласност
(zloglasnost)
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Macedonian:
озлогласеност
(ozloglasenost)
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Macedonian:
ноторност
(notornost)
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Māori:
mōiriiritanga
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Russian:
дурна́я сла́ва
(durnája sláva)
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Sanskrit:
अकीर्ति
(akīrti)
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Spanish:
notoriedad
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Spanish:
infamia
— condition of being infamous or notorious
Spanish:
mala fama
— condition of being infamous or notorious
