Synonyms and antonyms of To harm your own reputation in British Thesaurus

shame (verb)

to cause yourself or someone else to lose respect or a good reputation

dishonour (verb)

formal to make people stop respecting you because of something bad you have done

go down in someone’s opinion ()

to become less respected by someone than you were before, because of something that you have done

lose face ()

to no longer impress people or be respected by them, especially by showing that you are not in control of a situation

lower yourself ()

to do something that will make you lose the respect of other people

fall from grace/favour ()

to lose your position, or to lose the respect or approval of other people

come down in someone’s estimation/opinion ()

to become less respected by someone than you were before, because of something you have done

blot your copybook ()

to do something that spoils your good reputation, for example at work

debase yourself (formal)

formal to behave in a way that makes people lose respect for you

dishonor ()

the American spelling of dishonour

abase yourself (formal)

formal to behave in a way that makes other people respect you less

demean yourself (formal)

formal to do something that may make people respect you less