English

Alternative forms

• ill-repute

Noun

ill repute ‎(uncountable)

1. Bad reputation; notoriety.

   He was held in ill repute, no one would trust him enough to do business with him.

2. (euphemistic) Prostitution and the sex industry.
   • 1997, Aileen Schumacher, Engineering for Murder, page 69

     His list of sexual contacts was quite long, and included ladies from some of the ritzier establishments of ill repute across the border.

Derived terms

• house of ill repute ‎(“brothel”)