noun
1. a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
• Hypernyms: ↑diplomat, ↑diplomatist
2. a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
• Syn: ↑unwelcome person
• Hyponyms:
↑unpleasant person, ↑disagreeable person, ↑ingrate, ↑thankless wretch, ↑ungrateful person, ↑intruder, ↑interloper, ↑trespasser, ↑meddler, ↑disreputable person, ↑sourpuss, ↑picklepuss, ↑gloomy Gus, ↑pouter, ↑spoilsport, ↑killjoy, ↑wet blanket, ↑party pooper, ↑tease, ↑teaser, ↑annoyer, ↑vexer, ↑troublemaker, ↑trouble maker, ↑troubler, ↑mischief-maker, ↑bad hat, ↑undesirable, ↑villain, ↑scoundrel
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persona non grata [pɜːˌsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡrɑːtə] [pɜːrˌsoʊnə nɑːn ˈɡrɑːtə] [pɜːˌsəʊnə nəʊn ˈɡrɑːtə] noun uncountable (from Latin)
a person who is not welcome in a particular place because of sth they have said or done, especially one who is told to leave a country by the government
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Their ambassador was declared persona non grata and forced to leave the country.
Word Origin:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.