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persona non grata

per·so·na non gra·ta
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [per-soh-nuh nohn ohb-stahn-te per-soh-nah grah-tah]
    • /pərˈsoʊ nə noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ/
    • /pɜː.ˈsəʊ.nə nɒn ˈɡrɑː.tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-soh-nuh nohn ohb-stahn-te per-soh-nah grah-tah]
    • /pərˈsoʊ nə noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ/

Definitions of persona non grata words

  • noun plural persona non grata a person who is not welcome: He has become persona non grata in our club since his angry outburst. 1
  • noun plural persona non grata a diplomatic representative unacceptable to an accrediting government. 1
  • noun persona non grata sb unwelcome 1
  • phrase persona non grata If someone becomes or is declared persona non grata, they become unwelcome or unacceptable because of something they have said or done. 0
  • noun persona non grata an unacceptable or unwelcome person 0
  • noun persona non grata a diplomatic or consular officer who is not acceptable to the government or sovereign to whom he or she is accredited 0
See all 7 definitions of persona non grata

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Parts of speech for Persona non grata

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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persona non grata popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for persona non grata

noun persona non grata

  • displaced person — a person driven or expelled from his or her homeland by war, famine, tyranny, etc. Abbreviation: DP, D.P.
  • dp — 1. data processing. According to hackers, use of the term marks one immediately as a suit. See DPer. 2. dot pitch. 3. Dissociated Press.
  • gatecrasher — a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc.
  • interloper — a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others: He was an athiest who felt like an interloper in this religious gathering.
All 6 Synonyms of persona non grata

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