fall into disrepute

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• fall — I n. dropping, coming down 1) to have, take a fall 2) to break a fall 3) a bad, nasty fall (she had a bad fall and broke her ankle) 4) a free fall (of a parachutist) 5) a fall from (a fall from a horse) autumn (AE) 6) an early; late fall 7) in… …   Combinatory dictionary

• disrepute — n. 1) to fall into disrepute 2) to hold smb. in disrepute * * * [ˌdɪsrɪ pjuːt] to fall into disrepute to hold smb. in disrepute …   Combinatory dictionary

• disrepute — /dɪsrəˈpjut / (say disruh pyooht) noun 1. ill repute: that policy is in disrepute. –phrase 2. bring into disrepute, to discredit: this would bring the administration of justice into disrepute. 3. fall into disrepute, to become discredited. Also,… …  

• disrepute — n. a lack of good reputation or respectability; discredit (esp. fall into disrepute) …   Useful english dictionary

• disrepute — noun VERB + DISREPUTE ▪ fall into ▪ The old system had fallen into disrepute. ▪ bring sth into ▪ Such wild claims bring science into disrepute. ▪ The players conduct is likely to bring the game into …   Collocations dictionary

• fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Disrepute — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disrepute >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disrepute disrepute discredit Sgm: N 1 ill repute ill repute bad repute bad name bad odor bad favor ill name ill odor ill favor Sgm: N 1 disapprobation …   English dictionary for students

• lose — v 1. misplace, mislay; forget, Inf. clean forget, not remember, disremember, have no remembrance or recollection of, Inf. draw a blank; lose sight of, lose in the crowd. 2. outstrip, overtake, overhaul, pass, lap, leave behind, leave in the dust …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Napoleon III — ((Louis Napoleon) (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) /looh ee/; Fr. /lwee/ 1808 73, president of France 1848 52, emperor of France 1852 70 (nephew of Napoleon I). * * * or Louis Napoléon orig. Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte born April 20, 1808 …   Universalium

• descend — Synonyms and related words: advance, alight, ascend, assault, attack, back, back up, bank, be shamed, budge, cant, careen, cascade, cataract, change, change hands, change ownership, change place, circle, climb, climb down, collapse, come down,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• stoop — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accord, be shamed, belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to, bob, bootlick, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow to, cannonball, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse …   Moby Thesaurus