The English Oracle

What is the relationship between fame and infamy?

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00:00 What Is The Relationship Between Fame And Infamy?
00:16 Accepted Answer Score 6
00:35 Answer 2 Score 1
00:57 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

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Fame is any kind of fame. Osama bin Laden and Steve Carell are both famous. Only bin Laden is infamous.




ANSWER 2

Score 1


Infamous:

Well known for some bad quality or deed.

Whereas famous is just "well known". So everyone who has infamy has fame, but not everyone who has fame has infamy.