FAMOUS vs INFAMOUS – What’s the Difference?
FAMOUS vs INFAMOUS – What’s the Difference?
The words FAMOUS and INFAMOUS are not what they appear to be. This video clearly explains the difference. They have one thing in common, but they also have a main difference which dictates the various contexts they can be naturally used in.
The video uses 4 pictures and sentence examples to demonstrate the difference between FAMOUS and INFAMOUS. By associating an image with a sentence example, a strong connection is made in the mind and you will see clearly how to use each of these words.
Here is a transcript of the video “What is the Difference Between FAMOUS & INFAMOUS?”
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What is the difference between FAMOUS & INFAMOUS?
FAMOUS
Definition: widely known, recognized by many people
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The picture shows Princess Diana and United States President Ronald Reagan at a function.
Sentence example: Here we see two of the most famous people in the world dancing at a White House Gala dinner, in 1985.
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The picture shows celebrity Kim Kardashian in the street carrying shopping bags.
Sentence example: One comedian remarked: “Isn’t it strange how people spend years trying to become famous, and then, when they are famous, wear sunglasses to avoid getting noticed!”
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What is the difference between FAMOUS & INFAMOUS?
INFAMOUS
Definition: Definition: famous for being bad, having a very bad reputation, notorious
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Sentence example: Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party, was one of the most powerful and infamous dictators of the 20th century.
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Sentence example: The movie Papillon (2017) tells the story of an amazing escape from the infamous Devil’s Island penal colony in French Guiana in 1941.
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So the words FAMOUS and INFAMOUS both mean being well-known or widely recognized.
The difference is, FAMOUS means well-known in a positive or neutral sense, whereas INFAMOUS means being famous for the wrong reasons, for something bad or evil.
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Image Credits
Slide 3 – Diana & Reagan
Public Domain
Series: Reagan White House Photographs, 1/20/1981 – 1/20/1989Collection: White House Photographic Collection, 1/20/1981 – 1/20/1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Ronald_Reagan_dancing_with_Princess_Diana.jpg
Slide 4 – Kim Kardashian
Creative Commons
https://flic.kr/p/6FdyVi
Slide 6 – Adolf Hitler
Creative Commons
Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H1216-0500-002 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adolf_Hitler_colorized.jpg
Slide 7 – Papillon
Fair Use
https://www.amazon.com/Papillon-DVD/dp/B07KH8D6XF
As you are interested in FAMOUS vs INFAMOUS, be sure to check two other words which are sometimes confused:
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