Disreputable Person (Noun)
Meaning
Someone lacking public esteem.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The town was wary of outsiders, especially the disreputable person who had recently moved into the old mansion on the hill.
- After his involvement in the scandal was exposed, he became a disreputable person and was shunned by his former colleagues.
- The neighborhood had always been a bit rough, but with the arrival of the disreputable person who ran the local pawn shop, things seemed to take a turn for the worse.
- His history of shady business deals made him a disreputable person in the eyes of many potential investors.
- As a disreputable person, he found it difficult to get anyone to trust him with even the smallest loan.