persona non grata

persona non grata
noun
1. a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
Hypernyms: ↑diplomat, ↑diplomatist
2. a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
Syn: ↑unwelcome person
Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul
Hyponyms:

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persona non grata [pɜːˌsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡrɑːtə] [pɜːrˌsoʊnə nɑːn ˈɡrɑːtə] [pɜːˌsəʊnə nəʊn ˈɡrɑːtə] noun uncountable (from Latin)
a person who is not welcome in a particular place because of sth they have said or done, especially one who is told to leave a country by the government

Their ambassador was declared persona non grata and forced to leave the country.

 
Word Origin:
[persona non grata] Latin, from persona (Latin, literally mask, character played by an actor) + non ‘not’ + grata, feminine of gratus ‘pleasing’.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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