Disrepute
Equivalents
9 more languages
العربيةسوء السمعة
Catalàdesprestigi
Ελληνικάανυποληψία
Gàidhligmì-agh
Italianodiscredito
Portuguêsdescrédito
Svenskavanrykte
Examples
“Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow⟳ one to extrapolate safely: what you see⟳ is what you get⟳; what you get⟳ is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound⟳ reasons, in disrepute today.”
“The belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seventeenth century; it began to waver and become⟳ doubtful towards the close⟳ of that period, and in the beginning of the eighteenth the art fell into general disrepute, and even under general ridicule.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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