reputation

Reputation is the way you are viewed by people and by your community and the way these people think of you.

(noun)

An example of reputation is the general belief that someone is a nice, honest and hard working person.

See reputation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

estimation in which a person or thing is commonly held, whether favorable or not; character in the view of the public, the community, etc.; repute
such estimation when favorable; good repute; good name: to lose one's reputation
fame; distinction
the general character of being thought of as specified; name: to have the reputation of being a cheat

Origin: ME reputacioun < L reputatio < reputatus, pp. of reputare: see repute

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See reputation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The general estimation in which a person is held by the public.
The state or situation of being held in high esteem.
A specific characteristic or trait ascribed to a person or thing: a reputation for courtesy.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English reputacioun

Origin: , from Latin reputātiō, reputātiōn-, a reckoning

Origin: , from reputātus

Origin: , past participle of reputāre, to reckon, think over; see repute

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