persona non grata

From Latin persōna (“person”) + nōn (“not”) + grāta (from grātus (“acceptable”)).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə/

persona non grata (plural personae non gratae)

1. A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

Sometimes incorrectly pluralized as personas non grata.

• persona grata

• gatecrasher, interloper, peeping tom, encroacher, backseat driver, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot, buttinsky, busybody

• pessoa non grata, pessoa não grata

persona non grata f (plural personae non gratae or personas non gratas)

1. persona non grata (a person who is not welcome)