disrepute

Collocations

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(noun.)

VERB + DISREPUTE

fall into

The once-popular restaurant fell into disrepute after several food safety violations were discovered.

bring sth into

The scandal brought the entire company into disrepute and they lost many customers.

PREP

in ~

The old scientific method fell into disrepute after researchers discovered serious flaws in the study.

Definitions

noun

1

Loss or want of reputation; ill character.

Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.

The belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seventeenth century; it began to waver and become doubtful towards the close of that period, and in the beginning of the eighteenth the art fell into general disrepute, and even under general ridicule.

verb

1

To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.

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Synonyms

noun — the state of being held in low esteem

discredit

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Idioms & Phrases

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Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute

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The belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seventeenth century; it began to waver and become doubtful towards the close of that period, and in the beginning of the eighteenth th

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The family name fell into disrepute following their son's federal indictment.

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The Jackson family fell into disrepute after Tom's arrest.

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Tom's conduct brought his family into disrepute.

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Mayor Jackson brought Boston into considerable disrepute.

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