Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhen a child wants to be accepted, he'll do anything. And if it means you're getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that's what you'll do. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Whatever pretended pessimists in search of notoriety may say, most people are naturally kind, at heart. James Branch Cabell
You get to be famous or have some notoriety and there are so many people who want a piece of you. Oscar De La Hoya
I don't usually talk much about this, Chester, because my grandfather dinned it into me as a child that it doesn't make any difference who you're descended from unless you can do something yourself to match what your ancestors did to gain their own notoriety. John Brunner
A pinch of notoriety will do. Quentin Crisp
Notoriety travels farther away. Chinese Proverb