disreputableness

/dɪsˈɹɛpjətəbəɫnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being disreputable or disgraceful; disreputability.

Word Origin Repute comes from Latin putare 'to think, reckon' — so your reputation is what people think of you. Disreputableness is the state of being thought badly of. The same root putare gives us compute (reckon together), dispute (think apart, argue), and impute (attribute thinking to).

noun The state or quality of being disreputable or disgraceful; disreputability. countable

The disreputableness of the establishment kept respectable customers away.

(名词) 声名狼藉;名誉扫地

这家机构声名狼藉,让体面的顾客望而却步。

(sustantivo) mala fama; desprestigio; deshonra; ignominia [El estado o cualidad de ser desacreditado o vergonzoso; mala fama.]

La mala fama del establecimiento alejaba a los clientes respetables.

(nom) caractère douteux; caractère louche; mauvaise réputation; indignité [Caractère de ce qui est peu recommandable ou déshonorant.]

La **disreputableness** de l'établissement tenait les clients respectables à distance.

(Substantiv) Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, einen schlechten Ruf zu haben oder als unehrenhaft zu gelten.

Die **disreputableness** des Lokals hielt seriöse Kunden fern.

(名詞) 評判が悪く、不面目であること。またはその性質。

その店の**悪評の高さ**のために、まともな客は足が遠のいた。

(substantivo) desprestígio; indignidade; desonra; má fama [O estado ou qualidade de ser duvidoso ou vergonhoso; falta de reputação.]

A má reputação do estabelecimento afastava os clientes respeitáveis.

Word parts: dis + repute + able + ness

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