in disrepute

phrase

: not respected or trusted by most people : having a bad reputation

The theory has been in disrepute for years.

Examples of in disrepute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Keynesian orthodoxy of the 1960s and 1970s, that a central bank like the Federal Reserve should actively raise and lower interest rates to manage the economy, was in disrepute. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025

Globalization, in disrepute, is on the retreat before protectionism. — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Jan. 2023

Rhymes for in disrepute

• irresolute
• reconstitute
• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute