as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
a once proud name fallen into disrepute
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Recent Examples of disrepute
In the face of international law enforcement pressure, dozens of prosecutions, and worldwide disrepute, the network of young sadists, misanthropes, child predators, and extortionists known as Com and 764 has not shrunk away into obscurity.
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Ali Winston, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2025
The charges include violations of the general principles of conduct, basic rules of decent conduct, using sporting events for non-sporting manifestations, and bringing the sport and UEFA into disrepute.
—Colin Millar, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
Employees are subject to boilerplate rules on not bringing the BBC into disrepute, per contractual clauses seen by Deadline.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
Anyway, Portia managed to cover the whole thing up to avoid disrepute.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 May 2024
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Ali Winston, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2025
The charges include violations of the general principles of conduct, basic rules of decent conduct, using sporting events for non-sporting manifestations, and bringing the sport and UEFA into disrepute.
—Colin Millar, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
Employees are subject to boilerplate rules on not bringing the BBC into disrepute, per contractual clauses seen by Deadline.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
Anyway, Portia managed to cover the whole thing up to avoid disrepute.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrepute
Noun
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It’s been a long time since Florida’s university system was put to such disgrace as the Board of Governors did Tuesday in rejecting the distinguished scholar Santa Ono as the lone finalist for president of the University of Florida.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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For decades, both Republican and Democratic administrations agreed ‒ at least for immigrants from Vietnam, a country the United States left in disgrace five decades years ago.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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That means having the courage to say what needs to be said—without blame, without shame and always with the intention to help.—
Jaide Massin,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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But when the nights are long and your world has shattered, just having something to talk to without shame or fear, can be the difference between falling apart and holding on.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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