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Meanings of disrepute in English
Portuguese
descrédito Catalan
desprestigi Synonyms
Examples for "shamefulness"
Examples for "shamefulness"
1
On the contrary, words cannot convey the whole horror and shamefulness of it.
2
Rather a life of poverty than one of shamefulness and dishonour.
3
The shamefulness of your asking me to do that!
4
Thyrsis could have no idea of the shamefulness of her position, the humiliations she had to face.
5
I argued with him, and tried to convince him of the shamefulness of such a course of action.
1
Burr was in exceedingly ill repute, but he did not himself know it.
2
He was no favorite, and only his goodly property tempered his ill repute.
3
But that becomes more difficult with biopics, particularly those concerning subjects of ill repute.
4
For this he fell into ill repute generally, and was termed "deserter."
5
These uptown houses of ill repute had discreet name plates: Fifi, or Madame Bettina.
Usage of disrepute in English
1
Today both the liberal & the conservative positions have come into disrepute.
2
In addition, his conduct brought the SABC into disrepute, the broadcaster noted.
3
Stock cattle were in such disrepute that they had no cash value.
4
He redeemed its character from the disrepute into which it had fallen.
5
The England team should be fined for bringing the game into disrepute.
6
If you try to use cancelled stamps, you will fall into disrepute.
7
Hence a man is ashamed of poverty, disrepute, servitude, and the like.
8
The European project now stands in disrepute across much of Europe.
9
The core question is: has he brought the party into disrepute?
10
The latest developments have simply brought the legislation into further disrepute.
11
Fear of disrepute, because that led, I suppose, to loss of diplomatic power.
12
The Commission said the pair's separate actions had brought the ministry into disrepute.
13
Could they divulge company secrets, perhaps, or bring businesses into disrepute?
14
It says such breaches can bring the NZX and the market into disrepute.
15
The measures follow a summer of incidents that have brought Faliraki into disrepute.
16
If the disrepute marring parliamentary proceedings wasn't so serious, it would be funny.
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Disrepute through the time
Disrepute across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common