persona non grata

Noun CEFR C1

pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə

Definitions

A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

Equivalents

Españolpersona non grata

Françaispersona non grata

DeutschPersona non grata

15 more languages

العربيةشَخْص غَيْر مَرْغُوب فِيهِ

Češtinapersona non grata

Ελληνικάανεπιθύμητο πρόσωπο

Bahasa Indonesiapersona nongrata

Italianopersona non grata

日本語ペルソナ・ノン・グラータ

한국어페르소나 논 그라타

Latinapersona non grata

Македонскинепожелна личност персона нон грата

Nederlandspersona non grata

Polskipersona non grata

Portuguêspersona non grata

Русскийнежела́тельное лицо́персона нон грата

Svenskavarg i veum

Türkçeistenmeyen kişi

Examples

“"Calls to set ⟳ down only" sounds more exciting. What station or train ⟳ staff has the specific duty of repelling would-be boarders? Are the occupants of the train ⟳ of such exalted main-line status that suburban interlopers are personae non gratae?”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

personability Personable Personableness Personably Personae personage

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