Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disrepute"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disrepute \Dis`re*pute"\, n.
Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem;
discredit.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology
fell into general disrepute. --Sir W.
Scott.
Syn: Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disrepute \Dis`re*pute"\, v. t.
To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor. [R.]
More inclined to love them tan to disrepute them.
--Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disrepute
n : the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will
bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal
the school has fallen into disrepute" [syn: {discredit}]
[ant: {repute}]
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