disrepute
noun
- social phenomenon
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English repute English disrepute From dis- + repute.
- Loss or want of reputation; ill character.
“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.”
“The belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seventeenth century; it began to waver and become doubtful towards the close of that period, and in the beginning of the eighteenth the art fell into general disrepute, and even under general ridicule.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English repute English disrepute From dis- + repute.
- To bring into disrepute; to hold in dishonor.