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disr-i-PYOOT/ˌdɪsrɪˈpjuːt/

Disrepute is the state of no longer being respected; a bad reputation: fall into disrepute, bring into disrepute. Disgrace is the close twin; a crest will not restore an unnamed spare.

Meaning

The state of no longer being respected; a bad reputation.

Examples

• “An unnamed spare brings the sitting into disrepute; a crest will not restore it.”
• “Disgrace is the close twin. Infamy is stronger. A crest is branding. A name on the log is cover. Write the name; then hang the crest if the sitting still stands.”

Good to know

A bad public reputation. Close: disgrace. A crest ≠ a named spare.

Near in meaning

disgrace, infamy, ill repute

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