Persona non grata
/pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.
""Calls to set down only" sounds more exciting. What station or train staff has the specific duty of repelling would-be boarders? Are the occupants of the train of such exalted main-line status that suburban interlopers are personae non gratae?"
- 2 a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome wordnet
- 3 a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which they are sent wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples""Calls to set down only" sounds more exciting. What station or train staff has the specific duty of repelling would-be boarders? Are the occupants of the train of such exalted main-line status that suburban interlopers are personae non gratae?"
Etymology
From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)).