notoriety
11notoriety — [[t]no͟ʊtəra͟ɪɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT To achieve notoriety means to become well known for something bad. He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break in. ...Christian Lacroix, who gained notoriety as one of Paris s… …
12notoriety — /noh teuh ruy i tee/, n., pl. notorieties. 1. the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known: a craze for notoriety. 2. Chiefly Brit. a notorious or celebrated person. [1585 95; < ML notorietas, equiv. to notori(us) NOTORIOUS …
13notoriety — noun The condition of being infamous or notorious , [H]e who portrays examples of disinterestedness and intrepidity, confers on virtue the notoriety and homage that are due to it, and rouses in the spectators, the spirit of salutary emulation.… …
14notoriety — no|to|ri|e|ty [ ,noutə raıəti ] noun uncount a situation in which someone or something is famous for something bad: The regime gained notoriety for its harsh treatment of political prisoners …
15notoriety — noun (U) the state of being famous or well known because of something bad: His affairs with young actresses earned him great notoriety …
16notoriety — noun his undeserved notoriety Syn: infamy, disrepute, ill repute, bad name, dishonor, discredit; dated ill fame …
17notoriety — UK [ˌnəʊtəˈraɪətɪ] / US [ˌnoʊtəˈraɪətɪ] noun [uncountable] a situation in which someone or something is famous for something bad The regime gained notoriety for its harsh treatment of political prisoners …
18notoriety — /noʊtəˈraɪəti/ (say nohtuh ruyuhtee) noun (plural notorieties) 1. the state or character of being notorious or widely known: a craze for notoriety. 2. a widely known or well known person. {Middle French. See notorious} …
19notoriety — notorious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ famous for some bad quality or deed. DERIVATIVES notoriety noun notoriously adverb. ORIGIN Latin notorius, from notus known …
20Notoriety, Notorious — • Whatever is so fully or officially proved, that it may and ought to be held as certain without further investigation, is notorious Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
