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- Dictionarydisreputable/dɪsˈrɛpjʊtəbl/
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- 1. not considered to be respectable in character or appearance: "he was heavy, grubby, and vaguely disreputable" Similar Opposite
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DISREPUTABLE definition: 1. not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character: 2. not trusted or respected; thought…. Learn more.
If a person is disreputable, they have a bad reputation for some reason. A student caught cheating will get a bad reputation with teachers and become disreputable. A politician caught in a scandal could become disreputable. If an airline crashes a plane, they will become disreputable.
noun. disreputably. (ˌ)dis-ˈre-pyə-tə-blē. adverb. Synonyms. discreditable. disgraceful. dishonorable. ignominious. infamous. louche. notorious. opprobrious. shady. shameful. shoddy.
not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character: Some of the more disreputable newspapers made false claims about her private life. a disreputable young man. Opposite. reputable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reputation. by reputation idiom. credibility. detoxify. disreputably. honorable. honorably. infamously. infamy. mud.
Disreputable definition: not reputable; having a bad reputation. See examples of DISREPUTABLE used in a sentence.
Define disreputable. disreputable synonyms, disreputable pronunciation, disreputable translation, English dictionary definition of disreputable. adj. Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance. dis·rep′u·ta·bil′i·ty , dis·rep′u·ta·ble·ness n. dis·rep′u·ta·bly adv.
If you say that someone or something is disreputable, you are critical of them because they are not respectable or cannot be trusted. [ disapproval ] ...the noisiest and most disreputable bars.
Jun 6, 2017 · that people do not respect or trust; considered to be bad, dangerous or dishonest. She spent the evening with her disreputable brother Stefan. a disreputable area of the city. This approach remains intellectually disreputable even now. opposite respectable compare reputable. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
Disreputable definition: Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance.
(Definition of disreputable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
