That a crusade such as that led by Carrie Nation could result in nothing but disrepute and scorn for the tenets they cherished was beyond their scope of vision; all that they could see was the attempted end.
In consequence the schools had fallen into disrepute throughout all France.
When the planet Neptune was discovered, Bode's Law fell into disrepute for a time, because the new planet was found to be much nearer to the sun than, according to it, it should have been.
His extreme views, however, ruined the paper and led to a quarrel with Marx and the Internationale; and having fallen into disrepute with his own party in Russia, he died suddenly and almost alone at Berne in 1878.
They are thus made to occupy an invidious position, which may be used to strengthen the arguments of those who would bring into disrepute the obligations of the nation.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, when instrumental music had fallen intodisrepute and had been placed under a ban by the church, the art of playing upon such highly-developed instruments gradually died out in western Europe.
Formerly there were many meetings around London, which fell into disrepute in consequence of the manner in which they were conducted.
Mediaeval occult associations brought into disrepute by the symbol of Baphomet, 779-l.
The first Chiliast we know of to get into disrepute was the famous heretic, Cerinthus, (last part of first century).
The example of none of the English kings had a greater influence in bringing the marriage tie into disrepute than that of Henry VIII.
This had a tendency to bring the system into disrepute in certain quarters, though the good influences that it had exerted still existed and increased.
It is this kind of erratic reasoning that has brought the conception of a fourth dimension into general disrepute with the popular mind.
For a considerable period of time this school of thinkers had many adherents; but the principles at length fell into disrepute owing to the absurdities indulged in by some of the less careful followers.
This was a very bad example for the country, and duelling of course fell into no disrepute after such a verdict.
In France, also, the beard fell into disrepute after the death of Henry IV, from the mere reason that his successor was too young to have one.
As the leading republic of the world, living and breathing in these principles, and advanced, by their operation, with unequalled rapidity in our career, shall we give our consent to bring them into disrepute and disgrace?
No, Gentlemen; repudiation does nothing but add a sort of disrepute to acknowledged inability.
It is out of just such marriages, made by girls with just such hearts as yours, that come all these troubles that are bringing holy marriage into disrepute in our times.
They have to uphold a truth that is constantly being brought into disrepute and made ridiculous by these ultra advocates.
It early fell into disrepute with the more refined, notwithstanding some kings took to bleeding as naturally as butchers.
Many of the pastimes that had been countenanced by the nobility, and sanctioned by their example, in the middle ages, grew into disrepute in modern times, and were condemned as vulgar and unbecoming the notice of a gentleman.
The good old Scotch poet little dreamed of such an innovation, when he lamented that horse-racing was falling into disrepute through the prevalency of games of chance.
The people whom he gathered together on Beaver Island soon fell into disrepute with their neighbors.
He was a member of the quorum of the Twelve at the death of the prophet, though for some time his conduct had been such as to bring him into disrepute among the Saints.
Sturdily refusing to confess a fault of which he claimed to be innocent, Sandy remained in contumacy, thereby falling somewhat into disrepute among the members of his church, the largest in the city.
President Rigdon then arose, and very abruptly militated against the sentiment of Uncle John, which had a direct tendency to destroy his influence, and bring him into disrepute in the eyes of the Church, which was not right.
I reply, that this book does not merit the charge instituted against it, nor has it any other tendency than that of bringing into disrepute the religions that are not supported by human reason, or divine authority.
I have published a book, the contents of which you charge to be impious blasphemous, and profane, tending to bring into disrepute the Christian Religion.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "disrepute" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
