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disrepute

dis·re·pute

disrepute

 
pronunciation:
dIs rih pyut
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: ill repute or low regard; disgrace or disfavor (usu. prec. by "in" or "into").
The restaurant fell into disrepute when its repeated health violations were published in the newspaper.
antonyms:
honor, repute
similar words:
disfavor, disgrace, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, scandal
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)disrepute intellectual, public, self-inflicted, western
verb + (n.)disrepute bring, cast, fall, hold, throw
noun + (n.)disrepute Help circle, congress, contempt, decade, disrepair, disrespect, law, model, office, presidency, scandal, technique, view