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   disreputable

   /dɪsˈrɛpjʊtəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not considered to be respectable in character or appearance: "he was heavy, grubby, and vaguely disreputable" Similar scandalousof bad reputationinfamousnotoriouslouchedishonourabledishonestvillainousrascallyignominiouscorruptunscrupulousunprincipledimmoraluntrustworthydiscreditablecontemptiblereprehensibledespicabledisgracefulshamefulshockingoutrageousunworthybaselowmeanquestionablesuspectsuspiciousdubiousunsavouryslipperyseedysleazyseamyunwholesomeinformal:crookedshadyshiftyfishydodgyscruffyshabbyslovenlydown at heelseedyuntidyunkemptdishevelleddisorderedbedraggleddilapidatedthreadbaretatteredsloppyOpposite reputablerespectablesmart

   Derivatives

   • 1. disreputableness noun
   • 2. disreputably adverb

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   What is a disreputable character?

   • 1. not respectable, especially in appearance. a disreputable old coat. 2. of bad reputation. He's rather a disreputable character. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   Are real people disreputable?

   • The world of real people, as opposed to the fantasy of the "sure thing," becomes disreputable to the point that lenders don't want to lend anymore. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What does it mean if a person is disreputable?

   • If a person or organization is disreputable, they have an image problem. They are — or at least appear to be — crooked, shady, or just plain bad news. See how the word reputation is partially hidden in disreputable? If a person is disreputable, they have a bad reputation for some reason.

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   How would you disassociate yourself from a disreputable person?

   • One way of doing that would be to disassociate themselves from disreputable figures and institutions of the past, and demonstrate that they too could be on the side of change. Death was pronounced at 9.47 a. m. and the violent, aggressive, disreputable and vocal woman was rendered submissive, passive, harmless and silent.

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   Disreputable means not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages.

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     not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character:...

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   Disreputable means not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

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   noun. disreputably. (ˌ)dis-ˈre-pyə-tə-blē. adverb. Synonyms. discreditable. disgraceful. dishonorable. ignominious. infamous. louche. notorious. opprobrious. shady. shameful. shoddy.

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   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.

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   Disreputable means not reputable, having a bad reputation, or shabby or shoddy. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of this adjective in sentences from various sources.

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   Disreputable means not respectable or trustworthy, or having a bad reputation. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, synonyms, and word frequency.

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   Disreputable means lacking respectability, honor, or integrity. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and phrases, in this comprehensive online resource.