ill repute
Tarnished public standing
Ill repute is a bad reputation, especially one associated with vice or immorality.
A house of ill repute is a brothel—the phrase is old-fashioned and often used with knowing irony.
A neighborhood of ill repute is seedy or dangerous.
The expression typically modifies places rather than people.
- bad nameUnfavorable public perception
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- ignominyState of dishonor
- notorietyFame from misdeeds
- fallen from graceLost former high standing
disgrace · discredit · opprobrium · scandal · dragged through the mud · dishonorable · besmirched · calumny · traducement · shame · scarlet letter · stigma · defamation · seedy · den of iniquity · degradation · blemish · tarnish
ill reputegood standing
Favorable status or reputation
good name · high esteem · respectability · honor · high regard
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