persona non grata

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  1. adjective Fully unacceptable or unwelcome, especially to a foreign government: The diplomat was persona non grata.

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  1. Late Latin persōna nōn grāta : Latin persōna, person + Latin nōn, not + Latin grāta, feminine of grātus, acceptable.

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  1. L. See persona grata.
 

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/pərˈsoʊˈnə nɑn greɪtə/
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