Associations to the word «Reputation»

Wiktionary

REPUTATION, noun. What somebody is known for.

Dictionary definition

REPUTATION, noun. The state of being held in high esteem and honor.
REPUTATION, noun. Notoriety for some particular characteristic; "his reputation for promiscuity".
REPUTATION, noun. The general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats