Synonym: ill fame. Similar words: variety, a variety, a variety of, proprietor, notorious, notoriously, piety, gaiety. Meaning: [‚nəʊtə'raɪətɪ] 
n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality.
n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality. 
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31. This bloody action-comedy achieved notoriety because writer / director Robert Rodriguez made the film without studio help on a minuscule budget.
32. The only reason we did it was to gain notoriety.
33. An aggressive self-publicist, her inflamed prose brought her much notoriety.
34. Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be noticed for their vices than not be noticed at all. Harry S. Truman 
35. Stewart, the new quarterback from Colorado, has gained a lot of notoriety for his versatility.
36. It is also true that notoriety rather than admiration accrued to Elizabeth as creator of such a character as Aurora.
37. Some slogans achieve notoriety for being inappropriate, and are swiftly proved as such by events. Sentencedict.com
38. Not all executives share the view that electronic notoriety or participation in on-line discussions is best for the company.
39. Has he traded notoriety and this brief moment for his lifelong dream?
40. It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself.
41. My creator's notoriety came not just from his genius but also from his prescience.
42. Similar to Waverly Hills Sanatoriums, Myrtles Plantation has gained notoriety throughout the USA as being one of the most haunted places that can be visited.
43. We may quarrel with the correlation of media notoriety and managerial excellence.
44. But despite the notoriety of tactics like the macaca video, he says the Internet is still only one part of a broader communications strategy.
45. At first he was bashful about the notoriety which the newspaper caused.
46. Here are several of the top ten April Fool's Day pranks ever pulled off, as judged by the US website of Museum of Hoaxes for their notoriety, absurdity, and number of people duped.
47. April Fool's Day pranks ever pulled off, as judged by the US website of Museum of Hoaxes for their notoriety, absurdity, and number of people duped.
48. The likelihood of a diminished reputation from the media rises proportionally with the level of notoriety that an individual possesses and the outrageousness of that person's behavior.
49. His notoriety as a hooligan did not come until his death.
50. Eventually, however, his bizarre life-style and personal notoriety eclipsed his talent and his numerous achievements.
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