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persona non grata

[per-soh-nah nohn grah-tah, per-soh-nuh non grah-tuh, grey-, grat-uh] / pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ noʊn ˈgrɑ tɑ, pərˈsoʊ nə nɒn ˈgrɑ tə, ˈgreɪ-, ˈgræt ə /
NOUN
unwelcome person
Synonyms
WEAK
bad news objectionable person pet peeve unacceptable person undesirable

Example Sentences

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Iran’s ambassador, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, is refusing to leave Beirut despite Lebanon’s foreign ministry declaring him persona non grata.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Iran's ambassador will not leave Lebanon despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to quit the country, an Iranian diplomatic source has told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In a statement released on X on Tuesday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said the government was expelling Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani and declared him persona non grata.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"He is persona non grata, and that's not because he did anything wrong ... that's because of the world we live in," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The other members of the group became persona non grata one by one.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady