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persona non grata
per·so·na non gra·ta [ pər snə nōn grtə ] (plural per·so·nae non gra·tae [ pər snee nōn grtee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. unwelcome or unacceptable person: an unwelcome or unacceptable person.
See also  persona grata
2. somebody unacceptable as diplomat: a diplomat who is unacceptable to the country to which he or she is sent
[< late Latin, "unacceptable person"]

per·so·na non gra·ta adjective
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