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persona non grata

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per⋅so⋅na non gra⋅ta

[per-soh-nah nohn grah-tah; Eng. per-soh-nuh non grah-tuh, grey-, grat-uh]
plural per⋅so⋅nae non gra⋅tae [per-soh-nahy nohn grah-tahy; Eng. per-soh-nee non grah-tee, grey-, grat-ee] . Latin.
1. a person who is not welcome: He has become persona non grata in our club since his angry outburst.
2. a diplomatic representative unacceptable to an accrediting government.
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persona non gra·ta   (nŏn grä'tə, grāt'ə)   
adj.  Fully unacceptable or unwelcome, especially to a foreign government: The diplomat was persona non grata.

[Late Latin persōna nōn grāta : Latin persōna, person + Latin nōn, not + Latin grāta, feminine of grātus, acceptable.]
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persona non grata [(puhr-soh-nuh non grah-tuh, grat-tuh)]

A person who is no longer favored or welcome: “After my angry words with the manager, I am persona non grata at the video store.” From Latin, meaning “an unacceptable person.”

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