Antonyms for disrepute


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-ri-pyoot
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs rɪˈpyut


Definition of disrepute

Origin :
  • 1650s, from dis- + repute (n.).
  • noun dishonor, shame
Example sentences :
  • This has since fallen into disrepute in that country, but is sometimes practiced in other lands.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • The Lane fell into disrepute early in the eighteenth century.
  • Extract from : « Holborn and Bloomsbury » by Sir Walter Besant
  • Never had the garb of respectability been so battered into the vesture of disrepute.
  • Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke
  • He had bought them out, and for a time the party fell into disrepute.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker » by Marguerite Bryant
  • These libels are not like common libels, which tend to bring individuals into discredit and disrepute.
  • Extract from : « The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. » by Unknown
  • They fell, however, into disrepute, and I believe have been disbanded.
  • Extract from : « Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia » by Thomas Forester
  • Its no wonder were sick of them, and that poetry has fallen into disrepute.
  • Extract from : « The Sorrows of Satan » by Marie Corelli
  • These proceedings had a tendency to bring the Judge into disrepute with the Mormons.
  • Extract from : « The Mormon Prophet and His Harem » by C.V. Waite
  • There was danger that the prophets would be brought into disrepute and contempt.
  • Extract from : « The Mormon Prophet and His Harem » by C.V. Waite
  • Novelists and scribblers brought the reign of Louis XV into disrepute.
  • Extract from : « The Duchesse de Langeais » by Honore de Balzac

Synonyms for disrepute

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