ill repute

noun

Bad reputation; notoriety.

“He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him.”

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Meanings

nounill repute (uncountable)

alternative ill-repute

  1. uncountableBad reputation; notoriety.

    He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him.

  2. euphemisticuncountableProstitution and the sex industry.

    His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.

    1997, Aileen Schumacher, Engineering for Murder, page 69

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disreputeinfamy

Translations

Irish droch-cháil
  • droch-cháilbad reputation
Russian дурна́я сла́ва
  • дурна́я сла́ва (durnája sláva)bad reputation
Cite this entry
APA

ill repute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill%20repute

MLA

“ill repute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill%20repute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill repute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill%20repute.

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