disreputable person
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5.6
- noun
- /dɪsˈrɛpjʊtəbl ˈpɜrsən/
:
persona deshonrosa
Examples
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I'm just going to go to France and look for disreputable people.
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Take Scottie, who had the coins pretty well hidden, to France and fence them to some disreputable people.
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Everyone knows that he is a disreputable person due to his consistent dishonest behavior.
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The club is notorious for attracting disreputable people who engage in illegal activities.
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Many residents avoid the man because he is considered a disreputable person in the community.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person or thing that is very bad and has no value used to insult someone
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9.5
A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly
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1.6
A person who harms others on purpose or does wrong things
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8.4
A person who behaves badly and cannot be trusted
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9.2
A person who is mean and cannot be trusted
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4.8
A person who others dislike in a family or group
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7.2
A person who is mean or dishonest
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8.9
A person who treats others very badly
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8.2
A person who is dishonest and treats others badly
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9.9
A rude, selfish person who does not help others
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9.2
An insulting word for a person who is dishonest or behaves badly
Antonyms
How Disreputable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase's meaning is directly predictable from its parts: 'disreputable' (untrustworthy/dishonorable) + 'person' (human individual). This is a regular adjective + noun composition following standard English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
Disreputable person comes from a simple picture: someone who has lost their good name. The part dis- means 'not' and reputable means having a good reputation, so a disreputable person is someone people 'do not respect' because of bad behavior.