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- Dictionarydisreputable/dɪsˈrɛpjʊtəbl/
adjective
- 1. not considered to be respectable in character or appearance: "he was heavy, grubby, and vaguely disreputable" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DISREPUTABLE is not reputable. How to use disreputable in a sentence.
having a bad reputation; not approved of: The information came from disreputable sources. (Definition of disreputable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of disreputable.
not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character: Some of the more disreputable newspapers made false claims about her private life. a disreputable young man. Opposite. reputable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reputation. by reputation idiom. cred.
If a person is disreputable, they have a bad reputation for some reason. A student caught cheating will get a bad reputation with teachers and become disreputable. A politician caught in a scandal could become disreputable. If an airline crashes a plane, they will become disreputable.
Disreputable definition: not reputable; having a bad reputation. See examples of DISREPUTABLE used in a sentence.
Define disreputable. disreputable synonyms, disreputable pronunciation, disreputable translation, English dictionary definition of disreputable. adj. Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance. dis·rep′u·ta·bil′i·ty , dis·rep′u·ta·ble·ness n. dis·rep′u·ta·bly adv.
that people do not respect or trust; considered to be bad, dangerous or dishonest. She spent the evening with her disreputable brother Stefan. a disreputable area of the city. This approach remains intellectually disreputable even now. opposite respectable compare reputable. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
If you say that someone or something is disreputable, you are critical of them because they are not respectable or cannot be trusted.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word disreputable. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
usuk/dɪsˈrepjətəbl/. not respected or trusted by people: a disreputable company. (Definition of disreputable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
