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disrepute

noun
/dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/UK

Etymology

From dis- + repute.

  1. derived from reputō — “to count over, reckon, calculate, compute, think over, consider”
  2. derived from reputer
  3. prefixed as disrepute — “dis + repute”

Definitions

  1. Loss or want of reputation

    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.

  2. To bring into disrepute

    To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA