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   Dis·rep·u·ta·ble

   /disˈrepyədəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not considered to be respectable in character or appearance: "he was heavy, grubby, and vaguely disreputable" Similar scandalousof bad reputationinfamousnotoriouslouchedishonorabledishonestvillainousrascallyignominiouscorruptunscrupulousunprincipledimmoraluntrustworthydiscreditablecontemptiblereprehensibledespicabledisgracefulshamefulshockingoutrageousunworthybaselowmeanquestionablesuspectsuspiciousdubiousunsavoryslipperyseedysleazyseamyunwholesomeinformal:crookedshadyshiftyfishydodgyscruffyshabbyslovenlydown at heelseedyuntidyunkemptdisheveleddisorderedbedraggleddilapidatedthreadbaretatteredsloppyOpposite reputablerespectablesmart

   Derivatives

   • 1. disreputableness noun
   • 2. disreputably adverb

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   The meaning of DISREPUTABLE is not reputable. How to use disreputable in a sentence.

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   having a bad reputation; not approved of: The information came from disreputable sources. (Definition of disreputable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of disreputable.

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   Disreputable definition: not reputable; having a bad reputation. See examples of DISREPUTABLE used in a sentence.

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   If a person is disreputable, they have a bad reputation for some reason. A student caught cheating will get a bad reputation with teachers and become disreputable. A politician caught in a scandal could become disreputable. If an airline crashes a plane, they will become disreputable.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISREPUTABLE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   not trusted or respected; thought to have a bad character: Some of the more disreputable newspapers made false claims about her private life. a disreputable young man. Opposite. reputable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reputation. by reputation idiom. cred.

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   Define disreputable. disreputable synonyms, disreputable pronunciation, disreputable translation, English dictionary definition of disreputable. adj. Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance. dis·rep′u·ta·bil′i·ty , dis·rep′u·ta·ble·ness n. dis·rep′u·ta·bly adv.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISREPUTABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. having or causing a lack of repute. 2. disordered in appearance.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisreputable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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   adjective. /dɪsˈrepjətəbl/ that people do not respect or trust; considered to be bad, dangerous or dishonest. She spent the evening with her disreputable brother Stefan. a disreputable area of the city. This approach remains intellectually disreputable even now. opposite respectable compare reputable. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.

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    usuk/dɪsˈrepjətəbl/. not respected or trusted by people: a disreputable company. (Definition of disreputable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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    Disreputable definition: Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance.