disrepute

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdɪsrɪˈpjut/ UK /ˌdɪsrɪˈpjuːt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being held in low esteem; a bad reputation

The scandal brought the once-respected firm into disrepute.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being held in... discredit disgrace dishonor infamy ignominyill repute

Opposites

repute honor esteem renown prestige

Word family

Derived forms disreputable

Related forms repute reputation reputable

Etymology

From dis- ('lack of') + repute, from Old French reputer, from Latin reputare ('to reflect upon, count over'), from re- ('again') + putare ('to reckon').

dis- Latin reputare Latin putare Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# disrepute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsrɪˈpjut/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsrɪˈpjuːt/

## Meanings
1. the state of being held in low esteem; a bad reputation

## Examples
- The scandal brought the once-respected firm into disrepute.

## Synonyms
- discredit
- disgrace
- dishonor
- infamy
- ignominy
- ill repute

## Antonyms
- repute
- honor
- esteem
- renown
- prestige

## Derived Forms
- disreputable

## Related Forms
- repute
- reputation
- reputable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: reputare
- Root: putare

## Etymology
From dis- ('lack of') + repute, from Old French reputer, from Latin reputare ('to reflect upon, count over'), from re- ('again') + putare ('to reckon').

## AI Etymology
Disrepute is from dis- ('lack of') + repute, from Old French reputer, from Latin reputare ('to reflect upon, count over'), from re- ('again') + putare ('to reckon'). The ancestry passes through Latin dis-, Latin reputare, and Latin putare. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "the state of being held in low esteem; a bad reputation", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include repute, reputation, and reputable; derived forms include disreputable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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