persona non gra·ta (n n grä t , gr t)adj. Fully unacceptable or unwelcome, especially to a foreign government: The diplomat was persona non grata. [Late Latin pers  na nn gr ta : Latin persna, person + Latin nn, not + Latin grta, feminine of grtus, acceptable.] |
persona non grata Latin [pɜːˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈgrɑːtə]
n pl personae non gratae [pɜːˈsəʊniː nɒn ˈgrɑːtiː]
1. an unacceptable or unwelcome person
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a diplomatic or consular officer who is not acceptable to the government or sovereign to whom he or she is accredited
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | persona non grata - a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations |
| 2. |  persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcomeindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable 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 bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble undesirable - one whose presence is undesirable; "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables" |
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