What does «desprestigio» mean in Spanish?
- Loss of prestige, good reputation, good name or credit. It can be for a person or an institution.
Examples of use in Spanish: "desprestigio público".
- The result of discrediting.
Examples of use in Spanish: "es difícil recuperarse de semejante desprestigio", "en el último año se ha acrecentado el desprestigio general del oficio político".
- (campaña de desprestigio) A deliberate and malicious plan to destroy the good name or reputation of a person or institution.
Examples of use in Spanish: "esto es una campaña de desprestigio contra el gobierno".
- (desprestigio político) A generalized phenomenon in a population, where the political class is seen and considered as corrupt, ignorant or ineffective.