ill repute

Noun

Meaning

Bad reputation; notoriety.
He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him.

(euphemistic) Prostitution and the sex industry.

ill-repute (uncountable)

A poor or damaged reputation.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

ill-repute

Synonyms

scandal shame humiliation dishonor infamy stigma disrepute ignominy opprobrium obloquy disesteem notoriety ingloriousness ill fame

Antonyms

laurel baccalaureate shingle sheepskin grandiosity illustriousness
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Examples

Ill repute is a good thing and much the same as pain. Antisthenes

Buying a used rental car is kind of like going to a house of ill repute looking for a wife. Anything that's been driven that hard by that many people, you really don't want to put your key in it. Jeff Foxworthy

Close letter words and terms

ill partner ill person ill person's bed ill service ill success ill temper