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# disreputable

«disreputable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Known for being dishonest or doing bad things, so people…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (disreputable; more disreputable)

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) Looking dirty, shabby or not respectable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x1)
- The pirates met in a disreputable tavern by the docks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x2)
- He was seen with some disreputable characters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x3)
- The old coat looked rather disreputable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/#x4)
- (formal) The firm has a disreputable history of cheating customers. [tree →](https://md.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».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disreputable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disreputable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.