Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Of very bad report; having a public reputation Of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty Of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer. 2. (a.) Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption. 3. (a.) Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness. 4. (a.) Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous.

Multi-Version Concordance Infamous (2 Occurrences) 2 Samuel 13:13 And I, whither shall I carry my reproach? and thou wouldest be as one of the infamous in Israel. And now, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. (DBY) Ezekiel 22:5 Those who are near, and those who are far from you, shall mock you, you infamous one and full of tumult. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)