Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Notoriety \No`to*ri"e*ty\, 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.

         They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed
         to public notoriety.                     --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

notoriety
     n : the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
         [syn: {ill fame}]