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disrepute
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A reputation can be easy to lose, and someone who is no longer respectable may eventually find he's become genuinely disreputable—the kind of person that almost no one wants to be seen with. Disrepute isn't only for individuals: A company may fall into disrepute as a result of news stories about its products' defects; drug scandals have brought entire sports into disrepute; and a scientific theory may fall into disrepute as a result of new discoveries.
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disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, infamy, ignominy mean the state or condition of suffering loss of esteem and of enduring reproach.
disgrace often implies humiliation and sometimes ostracism.
dishonor emphasizes the loss of honor that one has enjoyed or the loss of self-esteem.
disrepute stresses loss of one's good name or the acquiring of a bad reputation.
infamy usually implies notoriety as well as exceeding shame.
ignominy stresses humiliation.
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1637, in the meaning defined above
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“Disrepute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disrepute. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.
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