Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ill repute

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
il-l re-pute
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bad reputation; notoriety.

Uncountable

noun

Prostitution and the sex industry.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

ill-repute (alternative)

Phrases

house of ill repute lady of ill repute woman of ill repute

Questions

What does ill repute mean?
Bad reputation; notoriety.

How to pronounce ill repute

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