persona non grata


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
persona non grata/pɜːsəʊnənɒnˈɡrɑːtə/
noun (pl. personae non gratae /-niː, -tiː/) an unacceptable or unwelcome person.
– origin L., from persona (see persona) + non ‘not’ + grata, fem. of gratus ‘pleasing’.
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