persona non grata
A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign countryA person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.
» He became a persona non grata within the group.
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1 sensesA person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.
Persona non grata
персо́на нон гра́таpersóna non gráta, нежела́тельное лицо́neželátelʹnoje licó
персо́на нон гра́таpersóna non hráta, персона нон ґрата
a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
Examples
4 sentencesHe became a persona non grata within the group.
You are persona non grata.
Ever since he skipped out on his bill, he's been persona non grata around here.
Tom has been declared persona non grata in Hungary.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)).From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)).
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Forms
plural: personae non gratae / personas non grata| Singular | persona non grata |
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| Plural | personae non gratae / personas non grata |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome:unwelcome person
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.