persona non grata

UK: /pɜːˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡrɑːtə/

US: /pɚˈsoʊnə nɑn ˈgrɑtə, ˈgreɪtə, ˈgrætə/

US: (per sō′nä nōn grä′tä; Eng. pər sō′nə non grä′tə, grā′-, grat′ə)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

per•so•na non gra•ta /pɚˈsoʊnə nɑn ˈgrɑtə, ˈgreɪtə, ˈgrætə/  adj. [be + ~]

1. not being personally acceptable or welcome:
   She is persona non grata around our house until she apologizes for her rudeness.

See -grat-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

per•so•na non gra•ta  (per sō′nä nōn grä′tä; Eng. pər sō′nə non grä′tə, grā′-, grat′ə), pl. per•so•nae non gra•tae (per sō′nī nōn grä′tī; Eng. pər sō′nē non grä′tē, grā′-, grat′ē). [Latin.]

1. Foreign Terms a person who is not welcome:
   He has become
   persona non grata
   in our club since his angry outburst.
2. Foreign Terms a diplomatic representative unacceptable to an accrediting government.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

persona non grata / pɜːˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡrɑːtə/ noun ( personae non gratae / pɜːˈsəʊniː nɒn ˈɡrɑːtiː/)

1. an unacceptable or unwelcome person
2. a diplomatic or consular officer who is not acceptable to the government or sovereign to whom he or she is accredited