infamous

/ˈɪnfəməs/adjective

Widely known for something bad; having a terrible reputation.

Example sentences

“The intersection is infamous for its traffic jams.”
“An infamous scandal ended the politician's career.”

Not the opposite of well known: infamous people are famous, just for the wrong reasons. Pronounced IN-fuh-mus, not in-FAME-us.

Related words

infantA baby; a child in the earliest stage of life who still needs care around the clock.inevitableAn outcome that is certain to occur and cannot be prevented.infectionThe spread of harmful germs multiplying out of control inside a person, animal, or plant.inertiaThe tendency of an object to keep moving steadily, or stay at rest, until a force acts on it; it corresponds to the object's mass.inferTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from evidence, rather than from a direct statement.ineptLacking skill or ability; clumsy or incompetent at something.