English-Swedish translations for infamous

• ökänd
• äreslös
• avskyvärd
• notorisk
• skändlig
• vanärande
• vanfrejdad
• vanhederlig

Definition of infamous

• Having a bad reputation, disreputable; notoriously bad, unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something bad
• Causing infamy; disgraceful
• 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

Examples

• He was an infamous traitor.
• He was an infamous perjurer.
• This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.

Related words

• infamy
• infamously
• infamant
• mark of infamy
• mark of infamy or disgrace