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Definition of Disrepute
1. Noun. The state of being held in low esteem. "Because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"
Specialized synonyms: Infamy
Generic synonyms: Dishonor, Dishonour
Derivative terms: Discredit, Discredit
Antonyms: Repute
Definition of Disrepute
1. n. Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
2. v. t. To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor.
Definition of Disrepute
1. Noun. Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit. ¹
2. Verb. To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disrepute
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Disrepute
1. Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit. "At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute." (Sir W. Scott) Synonym: Disesteem, discredit, dishonor, disgrace. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disrepute
Literary usage of Disrepute
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Institutes of Medicine by Martyn Paine (1862)
"The " disrepute" of which Mr. Hey speaks was then only local, not general ; for,
while the temporary reign of the " bark and wine treatment" crippled the ..."
2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1903)
"... although in general use and somewhat favored in both national and state
legislation in the early history of the country, has grown into disrepute, ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1877)
"... we art convinced that such я work as this is better calculated to brie» it
rat« disrepute than to advance it. OFW Авт. XXII On the Relation between ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1822)
"And unto disrepute your office bring ; You lore to tamper with the sinful thing, "
Not," quoth the humbled Jonathan, ..."
5. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... camp at Xativa—The Anglo- Sicilian army falls into disrepute—General Campbell
takes the command—Inactivity of the army—'Ihe Frayle surprises a convoy of ..."
6. Stein and the Era of Reform in Prussia, 1807-1815 by Guy Stanton Ford (1922)
"tliis system of factory inspection, which had fallen into disrepute among the
local entrepreneurs. Later Stein's functions were increased by the duty of ..."
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