persona non grata
/pəˌsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡrɑːtə
/ /pəˌsəʊnə nəʊn ˈɡrɑːtə /noun (plural personae non gratae /ˈɡrɑːtiː/)
An unacceptable or unwelcome person: Nabokov was persona non grata with the regime...
- In 1980, thee couple was declared personae non gratae by the convention, and letters were sent requesting that they not return from their furlough.
- Rumours thickened as they spread and she and her three daughters were practically declared personae non gratae.
Origin
Latin, from persona (see persona) + non 'not' + grata, feminine of gratus 'pleasing'.