What does disrepute mean?
Disrepute means Loss or want of reputation; ill character..
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/dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/ · noun
Loss or want of reputation; ill character..
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.
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Disrepute means Loss or want of reputation; ill character..
Common synonyms include discredit, disesteem, disfavour, disgrace.
Possible antonyms include credit, distinction, esteem, renown.
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.
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