REPUTATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does reputation mean?
• REPUTATION (noun)
The noun REPUTATION has 3 senses:
1. the state of being held in high esteem and honor
2. notoriety for some particular characteristic
3. the general estimation that the public has for a person
Familiarity information: REPUTATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• REPUTATION (noun)
Meaning:
The state of being held in high esteem and honor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
reputation; repute
Hypernyms ("reputation" is a kind of...):
honor; honour; laurels (the state of being honored)
Attribute:
reputable (having a good reputation)
disreputable (lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reputation"):
black eye (a bad reputation)
stock (the reputation and popularity a person has)
character (good repute)
name (a person's reputation)
fame (favorable public reputation)
Meaning:
Notoriety for some particular characteristic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
his reputation for promiscuity
Hypernyms ("reputation" is a kind of...):
ill fame; notoriety (the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality)
Meaning:
The general estimation that the public has for a person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
reputation; report
Context examples:
he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing / he was a person of bad report
Hypernyms ("reputation" is a kind of...):
estimate; estimation (the respect with which a person is held)
