[ UK /dˌɪsɹɪpjˈuːt/ ]
[ US /ˌdɪsɹɪpˈjut/ ]
NOUN
  1. the state of being held in low esteem
    your actions will bring discredit to your name
    because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
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How To Use disrepute In A Sentence

  • The three-time world champion only resumed playing last month after a six-month ban on disrepute charges. The Sun
  • We need reform so that a suspended sentence can be converted by the original judge if the convicted criminals bring it into disrepute by their behaviour. The Sun
  • Further, this type of approach would soon bring the concept of a computer based system into disrepute.
  • Because the four judges on the show kept picking on him for bringing dance into disrepute. Times, Sunday Times
  • This type of attack brings politics into disrepute and goes some way to accounting for the lack of interest in local elections.
  • They face possible suspension for discreditable conduct and bringing the Police Service into disrepute.
  • The MPA can approve expenditure on legal advice under strict criteria, subject to limits on the amount to be disbursed, for cases which have potential to bring the organisation as a whole into disrepute. Scotland Yard paid John Yates's legal bills
  • This risks bringing the house into further disrepute, especially if the member concerned is then able to claim further attendance allowances from the public purse. Times, Sunday Times
  • The administration of justice is being dragged into disrepute.
  • The myth that the good partisans founded a new, decent Italy all on their own, has been in disrepute for a long time now.
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