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Bad reputation; notoriety.
He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him.
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Ill Repute — Origin Oxnard, California, U.S. Genres Hardcore punk, nardcore Years active 1981–present Labels Mystic Records … Wikipedia
ill repute — see ↑repute • • • Main Entry: ↑ill ill repute : bad reputation She was a woman of ill repute. [=prostitute, whore] a house of ill repute [=brothel, whorehouse] • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ill repute — n. Bad reputation; notoriety. [PJC] {house of ill repute} A brothel; bordello. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill repute — index attaint, bad character, bad repute, ignominy, infamy, notoriety, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal … Law dictionary
ill-repute — I noun bad name, bad repute, baseness, contemptibility, contemptibleness, degradation, disapproval, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, dislike, disreputability, disreputation, disrespectability, improperness, impropriety, infamy, notoriety … Law dictionary
ill-repute — Synonyms and related words: bad character, bad name, bad odor, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, disapprobation, discredit, disesteem, disfavor, dishonor, evil repute, ill fame, ill favor, poor reputation, public dishonor, shady reputation … Moby Thesaurus
house of ill repute — ill repute ill repute n. Bad reputation; notoriety. [PJC] {house of ill repute} A brothel; bordello. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ill-repute — noun A poor or damaged reputation … Wiktionary
ill repute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disrepute. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Loss of or damage to one s reputation: bad name, bad odor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame … English dictionary for students
house\ of\ ill\ repute — • house of ill fame • house of ill repute n. phr. A bordello; a brothel. At the edge of town there is a house of ill repute run by a Madame who used to be a singer in a bar … Словарь американских идиом
