notoriety
noun
no·to·ri·e·ty
ˌnō-tə-ˈrī-ə-tē 
plural notorieties
1
: the quality or state of being notorious
the city's notoriety for corrupt and incompetent government—
R. E. Merriam
R. E. Merriam2
: a notorious person
love to have notabilities and notorieties under one roof—The Times Literary Supplement (London)
The Times Literary Supplement (London)Examples of notoriety in a Sentence
He achieved instant fame and notoriety with the release of his film.
She gained notoriety when nude photographs of her appeared in a magazine.
His comment about the President has given him a notoriety that he enjoys very much.
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Tennessee's business community has long enjoyed notoriety as an investor's paradise, particularly for tourism, entertainment and housing projects.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Instead, the two lawyers achieved notoriety in 2023 when the judge in the case fined the pair $5,000 for citing six fictitious cases, invented by artificial intelligence software, in a brief to the court.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 June 2025
In a Rolling Stone cover story, the singer said that her critics are responsible for her music’s notoriety.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 20 June 2025
The prosecution in this case was the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and losing this case, according to attorneys, is an embarrassment for their prosecutorial team, especially given its widespread notoriety.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Instead, the two lawyers achieved notoriety in 2023 when the judge in the case fined the pair $5,000 for citing six fictitious cases, invented by artificial intelligence software, in a brief to the court.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 June 2025
In a Rolling Stone cover story, the singer said that her critics are responsible for her music’s notoriety.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 20 June 2025
The prosecution in this case was the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and losing this case, according to attorneys, is an embarrassment for their prosecutorial team, especially given its widespread notoriety.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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“Notoriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notoriety. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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