disrepute

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ repute

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/
• Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

disrepute (uncountable)

1. Loss or want of reputation; ill character.

   Synonyms: disesteem, discredit

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:

     Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.

   • 1815, Sir Walter Scott, Guy Mannering

     The belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seventeenth century; it began to waver and become doubtful towards the close of that period, and in the beginning of the eighteenth the art fell into general disrepute, and even under general ridicule.

Usage notes

Often used in the construction be in disrepute, bring someone (or something) into disrepute or fall into disrepute.

Translations

ill character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 名聲不佳／名声不佳 (míngshēng bùjiā), 名声不佳 (míngshēng bùjiā)

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• Finnish: huono maine
• Russian: дурна́я сла́ва f (durnája sláva), сомни́тельная репута́ция f (somnítelʹnaja reputácija), плоха́я репута́ция f (ploxája reputácija)

Verb

1. To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.

Translations

bring into disrepute

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 使……名聲不好／使……名声不好, 使……名声不好 (shǐ míngshēng bùhǎo)

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• Finnish: mustamaalata (fi)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• redispute, superdiet, supertide