notoriety
[noh-tuh-rahy-i-tee]
- the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known: a craze for notoriety.
- Chiefly British. a notorious or celebrated person.
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Origin of notoriety
Synonyms
See more synonyms for notoriety on Thesaurus.com1. disrepute, ill-repute, shame, infamy.
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Examples from the Web for notoriety
Contemporary Examples
Scalise was a state representative old enough to remember the notoriety of Farrell and Knight from years before.
Does it matter whether Taylor Swift wants me to inflate my Internet notoriety by doing a dumb thing where I lip sync to her music?
Death of the Author by Viral Infection: In Defense of Taylor Swift, Digital DoomsayerArthur Chu
December 3, 2014
Whether they win or lose, contestants can be assured of one thing: notoriety as a sex worker.
Inside ‘The Sex Factor’: Where 16 Men and Women Vie For Porn ImmortalityAurora Snow
November 22, 2014
Fueled by atrocity and a blitzkrieg of gains in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State has enjoyed a meteoric climb to notoriety.
After Crimea was occupied, Babay moved to eastern Ukraine, where his peculiar appearance quickly earned him notoriety.
Historical Examples
Tawell was executed, and the notoriety of the case brought the telegraph into repute.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
His notoriety was new enough and narrow enough to please him still.
Roden's CornerHenry Seton Merriman
And yet Audrey's notoriety had won her more friends than she had ever had before.
Audrey CravenMay Sinclair
The notoriety attending the killing of Matt Hall had not been good for Reid.
The Flockmaster of Poison CreekGeorge W. Ogden
Both celebrity and notoriety are distinctions to be shunned.
Mixed FacesRoy Norton
Word Origin and History for notoriety
n.
1590s, from Middle French notoriété or directly from Medieval Latin notorietatem (nominative notorietas), from notorius "well-known" (see notorious).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper