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    PERSONA NON GRATA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person who for some reason is not wanted or welcomeplay

    Synonyms:

    persona non grata; unwelcome person

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("persona non grata" is a kind of...):

    individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "persona non grata"):

    disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

    ingrate; thankless wretch; ungrateful person (a person who shows no gratitude)

    interloper; intruder; trespasser (someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission)

    meddler (an officious annoying person who interferes with others)

    disreputable person (someone lacking public esteem)

    gloomy Gus; picklepuss; pouter; sourpuss (someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression)

    killjoy; party pooper; spoilsport; wet blanket (someone who spoils the pleasure of others)

    annoyer; tease; teaser; vexer (someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity))

    bad hat; mischief-maker; trouble maker; troublemaker; troubler (someone who deliberately stirs up trouble)

    undesirable (one whose presence is undesirable)

    scoundrel; villain (a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sentplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("persona non grata" is a kind of...):

    diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)

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