Definition of notoriety
notorieties
1 : the quality or state of being notorious the city's notoriety for corrupt and incompetent government — R. E. Merriam
2 : a notorious person love to have notabilities and notorieties under one roof — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
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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.
Recent Examples of notoriety from the Web
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The state gained a particularly dark brand of notoriety when a 2014 Department of Justice report detailed the state’s troubling statistics regarding rape and subsequent convictions.
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In was during that period that his impassioned statements for help following the storm earned him national notoriety.
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Still, his notoriety slowed the pace of the first day of jury selection in federal court in downtown Brooklyn.
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The film gained notoriety for its explicit and raw depiction of lesbian sexuality, and has been criticized for the fact that it was directed by a straight, white man.
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In a July 2016 interview on the travel podcast Counting Countries, Johnson boasted of gaining notoriety after once stepping off a moving North Korean train while drunk on soju.
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Zayn Malik may be a beloved pop star and one half of the infamous ZiGi, but his notoriety hasn't protected him from seeming Islamophobia.
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When the Watergate made its splashy return last summer, the main story in most publications including this one was how the new co-owners, Rakel and Jacques Cohen, leaned in to its historical notoriety with winky gestures.
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King and his staff also had to cope with brief worldwide notoriety when Irish singer Sinead O'Connor went missing before returning to her then-residence in May 2016.
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Origin and Etymology of notoriety
Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French notorieté, from Medieval Latin notorietat-, notorietas, from notorius
NOTORIETY Defined for English Language Learners
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: the condition of being famous or well-known especially for something bad : the state of being notorious
NOTORIETY Defined for Kids
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: the state of being widely known especially for some bad characteristic He gained notoriety with the film.
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