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Persona non grata

//pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome wordnet
  3. 3
    a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which they are sent wordnet

Etymology

From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)).

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