ill repute

noun

: bad reputation

Examples of ill repute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the darkest of William Shakespeare’s tragedies, Macbeth has earned itself ill repute in the theatrical world. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

Bookies hid in New York City shadows, degenerate phantoms who brought ill repute to the games. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026

In last week’s episode, Maud reappeared with a new name at a grimy pansexual club of ill repute downtown, where Oscar discovered that she too has been manipulated by forces more powerful than herself. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2025

The Washington Commanders, who were 4-13 a year ago, a franchise of ill repute for a generation, are going to the NFC Championship Game next Sunday, either in Philadelphia or Los Angeles. — David Aldridge, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025

The government crackdown has enlisted elite police squads more accustomed to busting brothels and other locales of ill repute. — Jonathan Cheng, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2021

For years, free-to-play mobile games have had a reputation of ill repute, and for good reason. — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2020

Rhymes for ill repute

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute
• involute