Infamous and Wrong

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Infamous adjective - Not respectable.

Usage example: the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of “Jack the Ripper”

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Wrong and infamous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adjective "Infamous".

Nearby Words: infamy, infamously

Wrong adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: was caught doing something wrong

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Infamous and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infamous" instead an adjective "Wrong".

Ross refuses to admit he is wrong when he is actually wrong, which is one of the huge plot drives for the infamous break up between him and Rachel.

Source: Honor Before Reason / Live-Action TV
Malaproper: Katina has become quite infamous for getting the more Japanese names wrong.

Source: Roleplay / Super Robot Wars Quest
In Dragon Quest I, if you take the wrong stairway in Charlock Castle, you end up in the infamous Infinitely Repeating Hallway.

Source: Endless Corridor

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