reputation

CEFRB1

/ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The general opinion people have about someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    What somebody or something is known for.

Examples

  • In any industry a reputation can make or break people.

  • Ms. Eichler had a notorious reputation for being austere to her students.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

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In context

  • The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline.

  • The new manager has a reputation for being a stickler for details.

  • Sometimes a man makes a reputation, deserved or otherwise, by a single action.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

14c. "credit, good reputation", from Middle English reputacion, reputacioun, reputation, reputatioun, from Anglo-Norman reputacion, reputacioun, Middle French reputation (French réputation), and their etymon Latin reputātiōnem (“consideration, thinking over”), noun of action from past participle stem of reputō (“reflect upon, reckon, count over”), from the prefix re- (“again”) + putō (“reckon, consider”). By surface analysis, repute + -ation. Displaced native Old English hlīsa (“reputation, fame”)