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DISREPUTABLENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disreputableness mean? 

DISREPUTABLENESS (noun)
  The noun DISREPUTABLENESS has 1 sense:

1. dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputationplay

  Familiarity information: DISREPUTABLENESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISREPUTABLENESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

disreputability; disreputableness; unrespectability

Hypernyms ("disreputableness" is a kind of...):

dishonorableness; dishonourableness (the quality of not deserving honor or respect)

Derivation:

disreputable (lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance)


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