reputational damage
Lost public trust
Reputational damage is harm to how a person, company, or institution is perceived by others.
The phrase appears most often in business and legal contexts, where reputation has measurable value: The scandal caused significant reputational damage to the firm.
Unlike physical or financial harm, reputational damage is difficult to quantify but can affect careers, stock prices, and public trust for years.
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- crisis managementHandling urgent threatening situations
- public apologyOpenly stated remorse
negligence · disgrace · fraud · discredit · corporate governance · brand image · trust deficit · dishonor · breach of trust · libel · misinformation · loss of face · fallen from grace · name and shame · smear · character assassination · bad press · legal repercussions
- defamationslander, libel, defamation, defamatory statement, defaming
- sufferingagony, anguish, misery, pain, torment
- media trialstrial by media, media circus, trial coverage, media frenzy, court reporting
- operational riskssystem failure, human error, equipment failure, data breach, software bug
reputational damageacclaim
Enthusiastic public approval
recognition · honor · praise · commendation · goodwill