'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
It is not a single word, it's a phrase--a euphemism, as in "House of ill repute." It means bad (ill) reputation (repute).
Antonyms for reputation:disreputableness, ill repute, notoriety
A person of ill repute has a bad reputation.
Port leave, rum, and women of ill repute?
The cast of Beyond the Pearly Gates of Ill-Repute - 2006 includes: Warner Boutin as Priest Elza Kephart as Madame Louis Pearson as Sailor
It was a town of ill repute.
It's best to avoid a dispute with a person of ill repute.
Réputé means renowned .
Brothel, bordello, bagnio, bawdy house, bordello, call house, den of iniquity, house of assignation, house of ill repute, house with red doors, massage parlor, red-light district, whorehouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, Congress.
He played piano in the local "houses of ill repute".
The prefix of "ill gotten" is "ill," which means harmful or morally wrong.