disreputability
State of disgrace
Disreputability is the quality of having a bad reputation or being considered untrustworthy.
A neighborhood's disreputability might stem from crime rates; a person's from shady dealings.
The word carries moral judgment—suggesting not just obscurity but active unsavoriness: The disreputability of his associates raised questions about his own character.
Loss of honor
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- dishonorLoss of respect
- ignominyState of dishonor
degradation · mortification · chagrin · discredit · opprobrium · reproach · tarnish · blemish
Dishonest abuse of power
- criminalityUnlawful behavior or nature
- illegalityViolation of law
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- delinquencyCriminal or neglectful behavior
impropriety · racketeering · fraud · sleaze · dubiousness · questionability · shadiness · crookedness
Rejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
untouchable · blacklist · boycott · alienation · excommunication · branding · reject · anathema
Sensationalist newspaper format
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
leak · whistleblower · allegation · cover-up · indictment · perjury · gossip · rumor
disgrace
Loss of honor
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- dishonorLoss of respect
ignominy · degradation · mortification · chagrin · discredit · opprobrium · reproach · tarnish · blemish · debasement
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- criminalityUnlawful behavior or nature
- illegalityViolation of law
- misconductImproper professional behavior
delinquency · impropriety · racketeering · fraud · sleaze · dubiousness · questionability · shadiness · crookedness · dishonesty
pariah
Rejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
taboo · untouchable · blacklist · boycott · alienation · excommunication · branding · reject · anathema · shunning
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
affair · leak · whistleblower · allegation · cover-up · indictment · perjury · gossip · rumor · inquiry
disreputabilityreputability
Condition of being trustworthy
respectability · good standing · honorability · creditability · prestige
disreputabilityintegrity
Moral soundness and consistency
honor · uprightness · rectitude · probity · virtuousness
reputation, reputable, repute, disrepute, disreputable, disreputably