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Definition of Persona non grata
1. Noun. A diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent.
2. Noun. A person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Disagreeable Person, Unpleasant Person, Ingrate, Thankless Wretch, Ungrateful Person, Interloper, Intruder, Trespasser, Meddler, Disreputable Person, Gloomy Gus, Picklepuss, Pouter, Sourpuss, Killjoy, Party Pooper, Spoilsport, Wet Blanket, Annoyer, Tease, Teaser, Vexer, Bad Hat, Mischief-maker, Trouble Maker, Troublemaker, Troubler, Undesirable, Scoundrel, Villain
Definition of Persona non grata
1. Noun. A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Persona Non Grata
Literary usage of Persona non grata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of International Law for the Use of Naval Officers by Charles H. Stockton (1911)
"Agents as persona non grata.—A state may refuse to receive an ambassador on
special grounds, and may also be unwilling to receive one of its own citizens as ..."
2. Specimens of Prose Composition by Charles Read Nutter, Frank Wilson Cheney Hersey, Chester Noyes Greenough (1907)
"He has the right to refuse to work in the intimacy of a common employment with
a man who is persona non grata ; and there is a real reason why the non-union ..."
3. Specimens of Prose Composition by Charles Read Nutter, Frank Wilson Cheney Hersey, Chester Noyes Greenough (1907)
"He has the right to refuse to work in the intimacy of a common employment with
a man who is persona non grata ; and there is a real reason why the non-union ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Government by Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin, Albert Bushnell Hart (1914)
"A state may decline to receive a particular person as a diplomatic representative
on the ground that he is not personally acceptable—• persona non grata. ..."
5. Belgium: A Personal Narrative by Brand Whitlock (1919)
"He said that de Leval was persona non grata and that his presence compromised
... I told him that of course if de Leval was persona non grata he could be ..."
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