persona non grata
Definitions of persona non grata
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a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcometypes:antipáticoa person who is not pleasant or agreeablebuscavidas, catacaldos, entremetido, entrometido, metijón, metomentodoan officious annoying person who interferes with othersalborotador, alborotoso, bullanguero, buscapleitos, follonero, pleitista, revoltososomeone who deliberately stirs up troubleindeseableone whose presence is undesirableagitadorone who agitates; a political troublemakermiróna meddler who insists on giving unwanted advicebullebulle, chisgarabís, curioso, entrometido, fisgón, hurón, metomentodo, miróna person who meddles in the affairs of othersegoístaa conceited and self-centered personcoladosomeone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without payinginfiltradoan intruder (as troops) with hostile intentinvasorsomeone who enters by force in order to conquermirón(Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to othersbasto, bestia, charro, grosero, palurdo, patán, zamarro, zambomboa crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinementfariseoa self-righteous or sanctimonious personamotinadotroublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authoritybribón, cabronazo, canalla, mangui, miserable, perro, sinvergüenza, villanoa person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptibleburlón, escarnecedor, guasón, mofadorsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derisionregañónsomeone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding faultextrañoanyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are foundadvenedizo, nuevoricoa person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that classarrogantean arrogant or presumptuous personvillanaa woman villainvulgara vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)jeremías, protestón, pupas, quejica, quejón, refunfuñón, rezongóna person given to excessive complaints and crying and whiningbullebulle, cominero, maniático, quisquilloso, sufridor, tiquismiquis, zascandilthinks about unfortunate things that might happen
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a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is senttype of:diplomáticoan official engaged in international negotiations
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