notorious

adjective · noh-TOR-ee-us

CEFR C1

famous for something bad

कुख्यात

Usage

notorious fora notorious thiefnotoriously difficult

Examples

This junction is notorious for traffic jams.

The police caught a notorious thief.

Common mistake

The road is notorious of accidents.

The road is notorious for accidents.

We say notorious for something.

Remember: Notorious: noted for bad things.

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Word 9 in Universal Core 27: induction, infamous, inspection and more.

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