Ill repute

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Bad reputation; notoriety. uncountable

    "He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him."

  2. 2
    Prostitution and the sex industry. euphemistic, uncountable

    "His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bad characterbad namediscreditdisesteemdisfavordishonor

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"He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him."

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