Into disrepute

  • 1bring into disrepute — index decry, demean (make lower) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2disrepute — 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 …

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  • 3disrepute — /dɪsrəˈpjut / (say disruh pyooht) noun 1. ill repute: that policy is in disrepute. –phrase 2. bring into disrepute, to discredit: this would bring the administration of justice into disrepute. 3. fall into disrepute, to become discredited. Also,… …

  • 4disrepute — n. 1) to fall into disrepute 2) to hold smb. in disrepute * * * [ˌdɪsrɪ pjuːt] to fall into disrepute to hold smb. in disrepute …

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  • 5disrepute — [[t]dɪ̱srɪpju͟ːt[/t]] PHRASE: PHR after v, v link PHR If something is brought into disrepute or falls into disrepute, it loses its good reputation, because it is connected with activities that people do not approve of. It is a disgrace that such… …

    English dictionary

  • 6disrepute — dis|re|pute [ˌdısrıˈpju:t] n [U] a situation in which people no longer admire or trust someone or something ▪ He faces six charges of bringing the game into disrepute . ▪ This theory fell into disrepute in the fifties …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7disrepute — dis|re|pute [ ,dısrı pjut ] noun uncount FORMAL a situation in which people have no respect for someone or something: bring something into disrepute: The president brought his office into disrepute and betrayed the people s trust …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8disrepute — noun (U) bring sb/sth into disrepute to make people stop trusting or having a good opinion of an activity, idea, organization etc: When one policeman is convicted of corruption, it brings the whole system into disrepute …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9disrepute — UK [ˌdɪsrɪˈpjuːt] / US [ˌdɪsrɪˈpjut] noun [uncountable] formal a situation in which people have no respect for someone or something bring something into disrepute: The president brought his office into disrepute and betrayed the people s trust …

    English dictionary

  • 10disrepute — /dis ri pyooht /, n. bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually prec. by in or into): Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute. [1645 55; DIS 1 + REPUTE] Syn. disfavor, disgrace. * * * …

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