disreputableness

Definition of disreputablenessnext

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Noun
  • Using a combination of durable ceramic materials and specialized membranes, the filtration unit can remove extremely small contaminants while maintaining stable operation through a self-cleaning thermal mechanism that prevents buildup and degradation over time.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Coupled with a significant degradation of Iranian military power, something already underway, these objectives would constitute an acceptable end to the war.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The world has gotten a glimpse of the fawning, skeezy shamelessness of his famous hangers-on, but not enough to criminally implicate them.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But, in an interview given in October, 2001, Navarro attempted to fill, with what sounds like shamelessness, the gap between himself and his alter ego.
    Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement This is not the first time that Milei, who rose to power in part with attacks on the venality of Argentina’s elite, has been tarred with corruption accusations.
    Ian Bremmer, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Humor savors an infirmity — a foible, a failing, a venality, a flaw.
    Big Think, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bakri’s face is impassive and exhausted during this casual debasement, his voice low, and his tone deadpan, as though Salim has been forced to do all this a million times before.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Investors who are particularly concerned about currency debasement or geopolitical instability — both of which have driven gold's price run in recent years — may also find the physical gold component meaningful.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Such profligacy slows real income growth, deters hiring, discourages innovation and drives up interest rates.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Such profligacy slows real income growth, deters hiring, discourages innovation and drives up interest rates.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Turning a flaw into a feature In most quantum experiments, dissipation (a process where the system loses energy to its surroundings) is a problem to eliminate.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The aluminum build is lightweight, sturdy, and handles heat dissipation well, and the 240Hz WQXGA display is bright and colorful, with crisp resolution and good contrast.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • One night, Earnshaw goes out for his evening’s gambling and degeneracy and returns the next morning with a new resident for the household.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The shoot gives Henry a chance to argue with his uncle, who acknowledges that Henry’s recurrent depression is real — he’s previously been prescribed lithium — but has no patience for his nephew’s degeneracy.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Served in a dish as large as your head, the rich decadence is the perfect finish to the evening.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • With chocolate on top of chocolate, this recipe offers double the decadence, but requires a bit more hands-on time.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Disreputableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disreputableness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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