persona non grata

1. 1.

   a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent

   Broaderdiplomat
2. 2.

   a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome

   Synonymsunwelcome person

   Broaderperson

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Questions about persona non grata

What does persona non grata mean?

persona non grata means "a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for persona non grata?

Close synonyms include unwelcome person. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is persona non grata a common word?

persona non grata is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.