Both Uses of
notorious
in
The Idiot
- This young lady sang very well; in fact, her music had given a kind of notoriety to their little house.†
Chpt 2.11 *notoriety = fame for something bad
- I have heard of such things before, but never came across, till tonight, a man who would actually shoot himself in order to gain a vulgar notoriety, or blow out his brains for spite, if he finds that people don't care to pat him on the back for his sanguinary intentions.†
Chpt 3.7
Definition:
well known for something bad