notoriety

English - Turkish

Definition of notoriety in English Turkish dictionary: {i} şöhret, ün (kötü anlamda); şöhret
Fadıl şöhreti çok istiyordu. - Fadil craved notoriety.; {i} adı çıkma; nam; kötü şöhret; {i} adı çıkmış kimse; ün adı çıkmış kimse; {i} dile düşme
public knowledge: kamu bilgi
facts of general notoriety: (Kanun) bilinen ve ünlü olaylar

English - English

Definition of notoriety in English English dictionary: The condition of being infamous or notorious
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. — Arthur Mervyn by Charles Brockden Brown.; {n} public knowledge; Depraved taste for notoriety: - Cleombrotos, who leaped into the sea (See Cleombrotos ) Empedocles, who leaped into Etna (See Empedocles ) Herostratos, who set fire to the temple of Diana (See Diana ) William Lloyd, who broke in pieces the Portland vase (1845 ) Jonathan Martin, who set fire to York Minister (1829 ); {i} condition of being notorious; infamy, state of being unfavorably known; widespread reputation (usually poor); 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. the state of being famous or well-known for something that is bad or that people do not approve of of notoriety; n The fame of one's competitor for public honors The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending; the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality; The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime; – Fame, especially of anything widely but unfavorably known