Disrepute, n.
Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit. At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute. Sir W. Scott.
Syn. -- Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.
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Disrepute, v. t.
To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor. [R.] More inclined to love them tan to disrepute them. Jer. Taylor.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists disrepute only as an antonym, under fame.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given