Réputé means renowned .
'Of ill repute' refers to a bad reputation, and yes, absolutely it can be harmful, regardless of the truth.
She was a prostitute. She worked in a house of ill-repute. ill repute = bad reputation
We need a person of good repute to be the spokesperson for our product.
repute
It is not a single word, it's a phrase--a euphemism, as in "House of ill repute." It means bad (ill) reputation (repute).
Because it is a bank of repute.
"Reputation" is a noun. "Repute" is also a noun, while "to repute "is a verb. "Reputed" is an adjective whilst the adverbial form is "reputedly".
Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane.
Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane.
He was REPUTED to be a millionaire.
Antonyms for reputation:disreputableness, ill repute, notoriety
A.r. Rahman