Impairment of one's reputation. Obsolete. rare.

Damage to reputation; rumour or general comment injurious to reputation.

The reproach or shame attached to or incurred by a particular act or fact; opprobrium; disgrace. Also: an instance of this; a taint, slur.

Used before a proper name (after French construction) to denote a scandal associated with the specified person, organization, etc.

(a) to lose face: to be humiliated, to lose one's credit, good name, or reputation; (hence) loss of face: humiliation. (b) to save face: to avoid…