Negative Reputation Terminology

noun a state of dishonor or disgrace; public shame or humiliation

• The disgraced politician faced public ignominy after being caught in a corruption scandal.
• She couldn't bear the ignominy of losing the game in front of her friends.
• He was trying to avoid the ignominy of being dumped by his girlfriend.
• The artist's work was met with ignominy by critics, but he remained proud of his creations.

noun the state of being held in low esteem or disrepute

• The company's decision to associate with suppliers of ill-repute has damaged its reputation.
• I wouldn't trust that mechanic, he's known to be of ill-repute.
• Stay away from that bar, it's full of people of ill-repute.
• The old mansion had an air of ill-repute, with rumors of ghosts haunting its halls.