disreputable
/dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/
disreputable adjective: not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
Adjective
disreputable (comparative more disreputable, superlative most disreputable)
- Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
- They publish a bi-monthly newsletter, The Pen and Quill, which provides needed addresses, facisimiles of autographs, interesting articles, promotes philographic conventions and exposes disreputable dealers and forgers.1986, Charles S. Slaybaugh, Grandparent's Catalog: An Idea Book for Family Sharing, page 88
- “I can tell you where to find them,’ she said, ‘with a fair degree of certainty; they foregather almost every evening about this time at a rather disreputable old pub.’1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 725
Noun
disreputable (plural disreputables)
- A person who is not reputable.
disreputable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
disreputable in Tamil
- இழிவான, மானக்கோடான, ஒழுங்கற்ற, இழிதோற்றமுடைய, மதிப்பற்ற
disreputable in Urdu
- آبرو باختہ, بدنام
disreputable in Bengali
- disreputable, stigmatised
- কালা kala
disreputable in Malayalam
- മാനംകെട്ട, മാനക്കേടുവരുത്തുന്ന, അപകീർത്തികരമായ, മാന്യമല്ലാത്ത, നിന്ദ്യമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- disreputable in Punjabi
- ਕੁਲੱਜ kulajja
Examples of disreputable in a sentence
- The software included a lengthy blacklist of disreputable websites to block.
- He comes from a disreputable legal firm.
- And there is nothing either disreputable or degrading about the role.
Synonyms of disreputable
Forms of disreputable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more disreputable |
| superlative | most disreputable |
| Noun | |
| plural | disreputables |
Origin of disreputable
From dis- + reputable.
Words formed from disreputable
Questions about disreputable
- What does disreputable mean?
- Disreputable means not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
- What is disreputable in Tamil?
- Disreputable in Tamil is இழிவான, மானக்கோடான, ஒழுங்கற்ற. See Disreputable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is disreputable?
- Disreputable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce disreputable?
- Disreputable is pronounced /dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/.
Words near disreputable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: disreputable (page history and authors); disreputable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disreputable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কালা (Bengali) (page history and authors); disreputable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕੁਲੱਜ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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