ɹɪˈpɔɹt ɹɪˈpɔːt ɹəˈpoːt ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən ɹɪˈpjuːt 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 the state of being held in high esteem and honor notoriety for some particular characteristic his reputation for promiscuity