Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
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Disrepute — Dis re*pute , n. Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit. [1913 Webster] At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute. Sir W. Scott. Syn: Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disrepute — Dis re*pute , v. t. To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor. [R.] [1913 Webster] More inclined to love them than to disrepute them. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disrepute — I noun abasement, abjectness, abommableness, bad character, bad reputation, bad repute, baseness, beastliness, brand, contemptibility, debasement, degradation, despicability, despicableness, discreditableness, disesteem, disgracefulness, dishonor … Law dictionary
disrepute — (n.) 1650s, from DIS (Cf. dis ) + REPUTE (Cf. repute) … Etymology dictionary
disrepute — n *disgrace, dishonor, shame, infamy, ignominy, opprobrium, obloquy, odium Antonyms: repute Contrasted words: *fame, reputation, renown, honor, glory … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disrepute — [n] dishonor, shame blemish, blot, brand, cloud, discredit, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, ignominy, ill fame, ill favor, ill repute, infamy, ingloriousness, notoriety, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, scandal, scar, slur, smear, spot, stain … New thesaurus
disrepute — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being held in low public esteem … English terms dictionary
disrepute — [dis΄ri pyo͞ot′, dis′ri pyo͞ot΄] n. lack or loss of repute; bad reputation; disgrace; disfavor … English World dictionary
Disrepute — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disrepute >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disrepute disrepute discredit Sgm: N 1 ill repute ill repute bad repute bad name bad odor bad favor ill name ill odor ill favor Sgm: N 1 disapprobation … English dictionary for students
disrepute — noun VERB + DISREPUTE ▪ fall into ▪ The old system had fallen into disrepute. ▪ bring sth into ▪ Such wild claims bring science into disrepute. ▪ The players conduct is likely to bring the game into … Collocations dictionary
disrepute — n. 1) to fall into disrepute 2) to hold smb. in disrepute * * * [ˌdɪsrɪ pjuːt] to fall into disrepute to hold smb. in disrepute … Combinatory dictionary
