non grata

adjective

non gra·​ta ˌnän-ˈgra-tə How to pronounce non grata (audio) -ˈgrä- How to pronounce non grata (audio)
: not approved : unwelcome

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The Washington Post reported at the time that a lawmaker in the country wanted to introduce a bill that would declare Madonna, filmmaker Alan Parker, and everyone else filming the movie in Buenos Aires personas non grata. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2026 Set in 1878 Japan, Last Samurai Standing takes place in the post-feudal period when the few remaining samurai have become personas non grata, with a rapidly modernizing Japanese society shunning the once great warriors, and outlawing their swords. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025 Yet in the new Lilo & Stitch movie, releasing May 23, Stitch is alien non grata. — Barry Levitt, Time, 21 May 2025 Russia is now non grata in European government circles, and the Trump administration is widening the trans-Atlantic rift. — ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for non grata

Word History

Etymology

persona non grata

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non grata was in 1925

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“Non grata.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non%20grata. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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