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# disreputable

adjective (disreputable; more disreputable)

«disreputable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Known for being dishonest or doing bad things, so people do not trust or respect them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#m1)
2. Looking dirty, shabby or not respectable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories a disreputable character, inn or gang is not to be trusted. In everyday and safety talk, a «disreputable website» or «disreputable trader» may cheat you. Phrases: «a disreputable company», «disreputable characters», «a disreputable-looking».

### Examples

- Don't buy from that disreputable website. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x1)
- The pirates met in a disreputable tavern by the docks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x2)
- He was seen with some disreputable characters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x3)
- The old coat looked rather disreputable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x4)
- (formal) The firm has a disreputable history of cheating customers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x5)

### Note

Opposite: «reputable» (trusted). Noun: «disrepute» («bring the game into disrepute» = make people think badly of it). Pronounced «dis-REP-yoo-ta-bul».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disreputable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disreputable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disreputable.html) on Mova free.