persona non grata
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin persona (“person”) + non (“not”) + grata (from gratus (“acceptable”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
persona non grata (plural personae non gratae)
Usage notes[edit]
Sometimes incorrectly pluralized as personas non grata.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a person who is not welcome
See also[edit]
- gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, encroacher, backseat driver, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot, buttinsky, busybody
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
persona non grata f (plural personae non gratae or personas non gratas)
- persona non grata (a person who is not welcome)