Reputation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

notoriety for some particular characteristic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

his reputation for promiscuity
he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing
he was a person of bad report

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repute report

Antonyms

disrepute

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being held in high esteem and honor
noun	notoriety for some particular characteristic “his reputation for promiscuity”
noun	the general estimation that the public has for a person “he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing”

Word Forms

repute

verb

look on as or consider

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ruf

der Zustand hoher Wertschätzung und Ehre

🇫🇷French

réputation

l'état d'être tenu en haute estime et en honneur

🇪🇸Spanish

reputación

el estado de ser tenido en alta estima y honor

🇮🇹Italian

reputazione

lo stato di essere tenuto in grande stima e onore

🇳🇱Dutch

reputatie

de staat van hoog aanzien en eer

🇵🇹Portuguese

reputação

o estado de ser tido em alta estima e honra

🇷🇺Russian

репутация

состояние человека, пользующегося большим уважением и почетом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिष्ठा

उच्च सम्मान और आदर में रखे जाने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

খ্যাতি

উচ্চ মর্যাদা এবং সম্মানে অনুষ্ঠিত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

புகழ்

உயர்ந்த மரியாதை மற்றும் மரியாதையுடன் நடத்தப்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

కీర్తి

అధిక గౌరవం మరియు గౌరవంతో నిర్వహించబడే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिष्ठा

उच्च सन्मान आणि सन्मानाने ठेवण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિષ્ઠા

ઉચ્ચ સન્માન અને સન્માનમાં રાખવામાં આવે તેવી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖ್ಯಾತಿ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಗೌರವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രശസ്തി

ഉയർന്ന ബഹുമാനത്തിലും ബഹുമാനത്തിലും സൂക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਕਾਰ

ਉੱਚ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شہرت

اعلی عزت اور احترام میں منعقد ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

名声

受到高度尊重和荣誉的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

評判

高い尊敬と名誉を与えられている状態

🇰🇷Korean

평판

높은 존경과 명예를 누리는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

danh tiếng

tình trạng được coi trọng và tôn trọng cao

🇹🇭Thai

ชื่อเสียง

สถานะของการได้รับการยกย่องและเกียรติยศอย่างสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

reputasi

keadaan dijunjung tinggi dan dihormati

🇵🇭Filipino

reputasyon

ang estado ng pagkakaroon ng mataas na pagpapahalaga at karangalan

🇲🇾Malay

reputasi

keadaan yang dipandang tinggi dan dihormati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سمعة

حالة تحظى باحترام كبير وشرف

🇮🇷Persian

شهرت

وضعیتی که از احترام و افتخار بالایی برخوردار است

🇹🇷Turkish

itibar

yüksek itibar ve şerefe sahip olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹנֵיטִין

מצב של הערכה וכבוד גבוה

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