disrepute

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disrepute

/dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/ UK

Rhymes with -uːt

noun

uncountable Loss or want of reputation; ill character. 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.
Similar: disesteem, discredit, disfavour, disgrace, dishonour, disrepute, ignominy, ill fame, ill repute, infamy, notoriety, unfame

Opposite: credit, distinction, esteem, renown, repute

verb disreputes · disreputing · disreputed

To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.
Similar: denigrate, discredit, dishonour, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray

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noun

Opposite: credit, distinction, esteem, renown, repute

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noun ill character

Español	desprestigio, descrédito
中文	名聲不佳 /名声不佳 míngshēng bùjiā
Português	descrédito
Français	discrédit
Italiano	discredito
Ελληνικά	ανυποληψία anypolipsía
Русский	дурна́я сла́ва durnája sláva, сомни́тельная репута́ция somnítelʹnaja reputácija, плоха́я репута́ция ploxája reputácija

verb bring into disrepute

中文	使……名聲不好 /使……名声不好 shǐ míngshēng bùhǎo

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@misc{disrepute_2026,
  title = {disrepute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disrepute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}