'Notoriety' definitions:

Definition of 'notoriety'

From: WordNet
noun
The state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality [syn: notoriety, ill fame]

Definition of 'Notoriety'

From: GCIDE
  • Notoriety \No`to*ri"e*ty\ (n[=o]`t[-o]*r[imac]"[-e]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F. notori['e]t['e]. See Notorious.] The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime. [1913 Webster]
  • They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety. --Addison. [1913 Webster]