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reputation

reputation

919 3.0
Common opinion people have about a person or place based on their past actions
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛpjuˈteɪʃən/
translation icon : reputación
  • She worked hard to improve her reputation after the scandal affected her career.
  • earn a reputation
  • build a reputation
  • gain a reputation

You look at the life deranging and reputation destroying things that people do.

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Examples

  • Your reputation is on the line every bit as much as ours.

  • Geography has always played an important role in the production and reputation of agricultural and manufactured products.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And so he has a reputation for being a tough guy.

  • And now when I had a reputation, I had a following.

  • So your reputation will get you in the door.

  • The men have nothing left but their reputation and their pride.

  • You know, we just build a reputation, and then we'll have more business than we know how to handle.

  • Well, I happen to have a pretty good reputation.

  • All of this discussion between students established my reputation among the student body.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In professions that provide a service, like law, reputation is nearly all those businesses have to sell.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

report
vsreputation
384 3.3

The general opinion people have about someone or something

is formed from character and past actions rather than just talk
rep
vsreputation
  • Slang
45 7.9

A person's reputation in a group or online community

is broader general opinion beyond small groups and online communities
repute
vsreputation
8 6.7

The opinion people have of someone, often about how respected they are

is a neutral general opinion not limited to high esteem

Antonyms

6 7.6

A bad reputation that makes people think less of a person or group

Idioms

Having a good name is the most important thing

Compounds

A reputation for being well educated and interested in books and ideas

9.9

A rude word for a mark or event that badly damages someone's reputation

A reputation for being violent and aggressive, often linked to crime

How Favorable

prestige
62 5.1
esteem
276 3.6
reputation
919 3.0
standing
217 3.7
disrepute
6 7.6

Surface Forms

reputation singular
reputations plural

Morphology

reputation = repute (transparent) = repute + ation

Built by standard nominalization of the verb 'repute' with '-ation'; the meaning 'general opinion about someone' is the expected result.

Etymology

Reputation comes from the Latin parts re- ('again') and putare ('to think' or 'to consider'). So, reputation is what people 'think about' you because of who you are and what you have done.