disrepute
Loss of respect
Disrepute is a state of having lost respect or good reputation.
A profession falls into disrepute when scandals erode public trust.
To bring something into disrepute is to damage its standing: His conduct brought the entire department into disrepute.
The word implies a fall from a previously respectable position.
State of dishonor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- degradationDecline in condition
humiliation · opprobrium · infamy · scandal · tarnish · blemish · blot · stain
Formal institutional disapproval
- reproachExpression of disappointment
- reproofExpression of blame
- criticismJudgment of faults
- denunciationFormal public accusation
rebuke · disapproval · opprobrium · excoriation · castigation · condemnation · reprimand · admonishment
Having a terrible reputation
- notoriousFamous for negativity
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
controversy · mudslinging · muckraking · smear campaign · yellow journalism · gossip · rumor · whisper campaign
Banishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- exileBanishment from homeland
- pariahRejected, shunned person
outcast · exclusion · banishment · expulsion · proscription · persona non grata · cold shoulder · snub
ignominy
State of dishonor
degradation · humiliation · opprobrium · infamy · scandal · tarnish · blemish · blot · stain · stigma
censure
Formal institutional disapproval
denunciation · rebuke · disapproval · opprobrium · excoriation · castigation · condemnation · reprimand · admonishment · stricture
infamous
Having a terrible reputation
- notoriousFamous for negativity
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
exposé · controversy · mudslinging · muckraking · smear campaign · yellow journalism · gossip · rumor · whisper campaign
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- exileBanishment from homeland
pariah · outcast · exclusion · banishment · expulsion · proscription · persona non grata · cold shoulder · snub · shun
- disgracedishonor, disgrace, downfall, stigma, scandal
- reputationgood name, respected, bad name, esteemed, renowned
- scandalscandal, infamy, disgrace, coverup, cover-up
- social stigmastigma, stigmatized, shame, shamed, disgrace
- blemishesblemish, blemishes, dark spots, age spots, stain
- condemnationcondemnation, censure, rebuke, denunciation, reproach
disreputerepute
Public standing or esteem
esteem · honor · high regard · good standing · honour