REPUTATION

[noun] - what people in general think or say about someone or something; how much someone or something is generally liked, admired or respected, based on past behaviour, character, etc.She has the reputation of being a good doctor. [U]The company has a worldwide reputation for quality. [C]His reputation was destroyed when he was caught stealing some money. [C]The hotel has a bad reputation. [C]He established/gained/acquired a reputation (= behaved in a way that caused him to become recognized) as an entertaining speaker. [C]She made a reputation for herself (= behaved in a way that caused her to become recognized) as an expert manager. [C]I find it impossible to live up to my reputation (= behave as well as people now expect of me). [C]If you know someone or something by reputation, you only know them indirectly, by hearing what other people say about them.