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 on the WebThat 2017 breach, one of the largest hacks known into consumer data, catapulted the once-obscure Equifax into national notoriety. Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 5 Aug. 2022 The Boston Celtics have plenty of homegrown talent, but none have gained national notoriety on this playoff run like Jayson Tatum’s son, Deuce. Cale Clinton, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 Bucha, near Kyiv, has gained international notoriety as a key site of Russian atrocities. Tyler O'neil, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2022 Her success puts her in a small group of South Asian performers who have achieved notoriety in the U.S.NBC News, 5 Apr. 2022 Mackenzie Thomas, 23, a nimcel in Los Angeles, known for her fashion aesthetic, said that there are downsides to this particular type of notoriety. Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Tate’s current notoriety overshadows his actual online footprint. Morgan Sung, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022 In this election, notoriety and national attention—Palin is arguably the most famous Alaskan since the state formed, in 1959—could be more damning than seductive. Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022 But the tracks stand-out due to the artists’ notoriety and strength of the performances. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French notorieté, from Medieval Latin notorietat-, notorietas, from notorius
ADJECTIVE | VERB + NOTORIETY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤a certain, considerable某種惡名;相當大的惡名▸➤international, public國際上的惡名;臭名昭彰VERB + NOTORIETY➤have有惡名▸➤achieve, earn, gain得到惡名◇He achieved sudden notoriety when the details of his private life were revealed.私生活的細節曝光後,他一下子變得臭名昭著。➤bring帶來惡名PREPOSITION➤notoriety for因⋯而聲名狼藉◇This make of car has a certain notoriety for rust problems.這種型號的汽車因生銹問題而聲名狼藉。