non grata

adjective

non gra·​ta ˌnän-ˈgra-tə  -ˈgrä- 

: not approved : unwelcome

Examples of non grata in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Washington Post reported at the time that a lawmaker in the country wanted to introduce a bill that would declare Madonna, filmmaker Alan Parker, and everyone else filming the movie in Buenos Aires personas non grata. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2026

Set in 1878 Japan, Last Samurai Standing takes place in the post-feudal period when the few remaining samurai have become personas non grata, with a rapidly modernizing Japanese society shunning the once great warriors, and outlawing their swords. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025

Yet in the new Lilo & Stitch movie, releasing May 23, Stitch is alien non grata. — Barry Levitt, Time, 21 May 2025

Russia is now non grata in European government circles, and the Trump administration is widening the trans-Atlantic rift. — ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

persona non grata

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non grata

• agata
• bharata
• cantata
• costata
• ephrata
• errata
• falcata
• mahratta
• regatta
• serrata
• sonata
• stigmata