disrepute

American  

[dis-ri-pyoot] / ˌdɪs rɪˈpyut /

noun

1. bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually preceded by in orinto ).

   Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute.

   Synonyms:

   disgrace, disfavor

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disrepute British  

/ ˌdɪsrɪˈpjuːt /

noun

1. a loss or lack of credit or repute

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Etymology

Origin of disrepute

First recorded in 1645–55; dis- ¹ + repute

Explanation

Disrepute is when a person or a group has a really bad reputation. A mean prank played by just a few football players, for example, might bring the entire team into disrepute. If you damage your reputation or dishonor your family in some way, you've fallen into disrepute. The noun is especially useful for describing the loss of esteem for a group, team, or organization: "The scandal sent the entire sport of kickboxing into disrepute." It stems from repute, the general opinion or reputation of something, which comes directly from the Latin word repute.

Example Sentences

Disrepute -- N. disrepute, discredit; ill repute, bad repute, bad name, bad odor, bad favor, ill name, ill odor, ill favor; disapprobation &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

This being settled, I shall attempt to shew you the Possibility, that a Book might come into such a general Disrepute without deserving it.

From A Letter to Dion by Viner, Jacob

That this Conjecture or Opinion of mine, should be detracting from the Dignity of Moral Virtue, or have a Tendency to bring it into Disrepute, I can not see.

From An Enquiry into an Origin of Honour; and the Usefulness of Christianity in War by Mandeville, Bernard