persona non grata en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)).
Meanings
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A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.
"Calls to set down only" sounds more exciting. What station or train staff has the specific duty of repelling would-be boarders? Are the occupants of the train of such exalted main-line status that suburban interlopers are personae non gratae?
1956 April, K. H. Rudolph, “Fun with "Bradshaw"”, in Railway Magazine, page 253:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| personas non grata | Number=Plur | proscribed | lexicographic |
| personae non gratae | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
interloper · nosy parker · gatecrasher · peeping tom · encroacher · backseat driver · kibitzer · buttinsky · busybody · meddler · marplot
Translations (60)
fa شَخصِ غِیرِ قَابِلِ قَبول (a person who is not welcome) · th บุคคลไม่พึงปรารถนา (a person who is not welcome) · mk персона нон грата (a person who is not welcome) · pl persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · uk персона нон ґрата (a person who is not welcome) · hy պերսոնա նոն գրատա (a person who is not welcome) · az persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · fr persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · sh persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · tr persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · id persona nongrata (a person who is not welcome) · el ανεπιθύμητο πρόσωπο (a person who is not welcome) · it persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · da persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · yi פּערסאָנאַ ניט גראַטאַ (a person who is not welcome) · ja ペルソナ・ノン・グラータ (a person who is not welcome) · az arzuolunmaz şəxs (a person who is not welcome) · es persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · pt persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · bn ব্যক্তি অ আস্থাভাজন (a person who is not welcome) · is persónu non grata (a person who is not welcome) · de Persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · cmn 不受歡迎的人 /不受欢迎的人 (a person who is not welcome) · nl persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · ru персо́на нон гра́та (a person who is not welcome) · sq person i padëshirueshëm (a person who is not welcome) · el πρόσωπο όχι ευπρόσδεκτο (a person who is not welcome) · et persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · he אִישִׁיּוּת לֹא רְצוּיָה (a person who is not welcome) · nb persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · ca persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · af persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · ko 페르소나 논 그라타 (a person who is not welcome) · vi nhân vật không được hoan nghênh (a person who is not welcome) · tr istenmeyen kişi (a person who is not welcome) · lv persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · ka პერსონა ნონ გრატა (a person who is not welcome) · uk персо́на нон гра́та (a person who is not welcome) · sv persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · be персона нон грата (a person who is not welcome) · eo persono non plaĉa (a person who is not welcome) · fi ei-toivottu henkilö (a person who is not welcome) · ro persoană neacceptată (a person who is not welcome) · vi người bị cấm nhập cảnh (a person who is not welcome) · hi अवांछित व्यति (a person who is not welcome) · sv varg i veum (a person who is not welcome) · mk непожелна личност (a person who is not welcome) · fi persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · ga persona neamh grata (a person who is not welcome) · hu persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · sk persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · lt persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · ar شَخْص غَيْر مَرْغُوب فِيهِ (a person who is not welcome) · la persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · id persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · cs persona non grata (a person who is not welcome) · bg персона нон грата (a person who is not welcome) · hu nemkívánatos személy (a person who is not welcome) · ru нежела́тельное лицо́ (a person who is not welcome) · sl persona non grata (a person who is not welcome)