reputation
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yəˈteɪ noun
1.
3.
a favorable and publicly recognized name or standing for merit, achievement, reliability, etc.: to build up a reputation.
4.
the estimation or name of being, having, having done, etc., something specified: He has the reputation of being a shrewd businessman.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English reputacioun < Latin reputātiōn- (stem of reputātiō) computation, consideration, equivalent to reputāt(us) (past participle of reputāre; see repute) + -iōn- -ion
1325–75; Middle English reputacioun < Latin reputātiōn- (stem of reputātiō) computation, consideration, equivalent to reputāt(us) (past participle of reputāre; see repute) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
rep·u·ta·tion·al, adjective
self-rep·u·ta·tion, noun
Synonyms
1. regard, name. Reputation, character are often confused. Reputation however, is the word which refers to the position one occupies or the standing that one has in the opinion of others, in respect to attainments, integrity, and the like: a fine reputation; a reputation for honesty. Character is the combination of moral and other traits which make one the kind of person one actually is (as contrasted with what others think of one): Honesty is an outstanding trait of his character. 2. fame, distinction, renown, esteem, honor, recognition. 3. See credit.
1. regard, name. Reputation, character are often confused. Reputation however, is the word which refers to the position one occupies or the standing that one has in the opinion of others, in respect to attainments, integrity, and the like: a fine reputation; a reputation for honesty. Character is the combination of moral and other traits which make one the kind of person one actually is (as contrasted with what others think of one): Honesty is an outstanding trait of his character. 2. fame, distinction, renown, esteem, honor, recognition. 3. See credit.
Antonyms
2. disrepute.
2. disrepute.
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reputation (ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the estimation in which a person or thing is generally held; opinion |
| 2. | a high opinion generally held about a person or thing; esteem |
| 3. | notoriety or fame, esp for some specified characteristic |
| 4. | have a reputation to be known or notorious, esp for promiscuity, excessive drinking, or the like |
| [C14: from Latin reputātiō a reckoning, from reputāre to calculate, meditate; see | |
| repu'tationless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
reputation
c.1380, from L. reputationem (nom. reputatio) "consideration," from reputatus, pp. of reputare "reflect upon, reckon," from re- "repeatedly" + putare "to reckon, consider" (see putative).
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Example sentences
It was they, not their adversaries, who risked the nation's reputation.
Although termites have a reputation for being indiscriminate eaters, they can in fact be quite choosy.
There is no risk of litigation or to the university's reputation.
Her reputation as a traitor to her people overshadowed and outlasted her reasoning, her works, and her life.
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