Disrepute
noun
Low status or lack of respect in the eyes of others.
His actions brought him into disrepute.
Often appears as...
- bring into disrepute
- fall into disrepute
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A state of being disliked and disapproved.
The lawyer's unethical actions brought his profession into disrepute.
Often appears as...
- professional disrepute
- personal disrepute
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
Low status or lack of respect in the eyes of others.
His actions brought him into disrepute.
Often appears as...
- bring into disrepute
- fall into disrepute
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A state of being disliked and disapproved.
The lawyer's unethical actions brought his profession into disrepute.
Often appears as...
- professional disrepute
- personal disrepute
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Disrepute always involves disapproval and often relates to behaviors that society sees negatively.
After the scandal, the organization was in disrepute.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Impact
One person's actions can bring a whole group or institution into disrepute, affecting its public perception.
His fraud brought the entire company into disrepute.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Use
Use 'disrepute' in formal situations or when discussing matters with serious implications.
The minister's misconduct has brought the government into disrepute.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Disrepute always involves disapproval and often relates to behaviors that society sees negatively.
After the scandal, the organization was in disrepute.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Impact
One person's actions can bring a whole group or institution into disrepute, affecting its public perception.
His fraud brought the entire company into disrepute.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Use
Use 'disrepute' in formal situations or when discussing matters with serious implications.
The minister's misconduct has brought the government into disrepute.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Disrepute always involves disapproval and often relates to behaviors that society sees negatively.
After the scandal, the organization was in disrepute.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective Impact
One person's actions can bring a whole group or institution into disrepute, affecting its public perception.
His fraud brought the entire company into disrepute.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Use
Use 'disrepute' in formal situations or when discussing matters with serious implications.
The minister's misconduct has brought the government into disrepute.
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To save the climate, we...
and to raise prices to cover the costs of doing so. Many of his senior team thought he was crazy. Half of them quit. So did many of his customers. His competitors denounced him for bringing the industry into disrepute, and he started to receive personal threats.
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To save the climate, we...
and to raise prices to cover the costs of doing so. Many of his senior team thought he was crazy. Half of them quit. So did many of his customers. His competitors denounced him for bringing the industry into disrepute, and he started to receive personal threats.
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Quote examples
David Olusoga
British Historian
For black and Asian people of my generation, the England team and the cross of St George were once ingredients in a toxic broth. For decades, a minority of England fans brought the nation and the national team into disrepute, bringing violence both to foreign streets and immigrant communities at home.
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Karen Armstrong
English Writer
Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute; we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled scientists to bring new knowledge to light and to invent technology that has made us immeasurably more effective.
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Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
The political construct that idealized cowboys fell into disrepute during and immediately after the New Deal. In those years, Americans turned away from Western individualism and toward the idea of an activist government.
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Rodney Stark
American Theologian
Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism.
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Chris Eubank Sr.
British Athlete
Every fighter has a duty to boxing to not bring themselves or the sport into disrepute by foul language or behaviour so that boxing can be seen as a gentleman's sport.
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Jurgen Habermas
German Philosopher
The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its inadequate resources.
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David Olusoga
British Historian
For black and Asian people of my generation, the England team and the cross of St George were once ingredients in a toxic broth. For decades, a minority of England fans brought the nation and the national team into disrepute, bringing violence both to foreign streets and immigrant communities at home.
Quote examples
Karen Armstrong
English Writer
Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute; we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled scientists to bring new knowledge to light and to invent technology that has made us immeasurably more effective.
Quote examples
Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
The political construct that idealized cowboys fell into disrepute during and immediately after the New Deal. In those years, Americans turned away from Western individualism and toward the idea of an activist government.
Quote examples
Rodney Stark
American Theologian
Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking that embraces irrationality and dogmatism. So too, Scholasticism.
Quote examples
Chris Eubank Sr.
British Athlete
Every fighter has a duty to boxing to not bring themselves or the sport into disrepute by foul language or behaviour so that boxing can be seen as a gentleman's sport.
Quote examples
Jurgen Habermas
German Philosopher
The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its inadequate resources.
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