The phrase "a negative reputation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's or something's unfavorable public perception or image.
Example: "Despite his talent, he struggled to find work due to his negative reputation in the industry."
Alternatives: "a bad reputation" or "a poor reputation."
"AQ leadership wants Hamza as a future leader: someone loved and inspirational, without a negative reputation or participation in infighting.
Afterward, he called the companies examples of an economic rebound and models of the future in a region that he said had got a negative reputation.
Why would it be that gossip, which we need to function socially, to keep people behaving a bit better than they might otherwise, has a negative reputation?
Unfortunately, this task has earned buyer's a negative reputation, branding us as the procurement police who slap people's wrists if they buy outside contracts.
"She has quite a negative reputation in Cyprus," said Alexander Apostolides, an economics historian at the European University Cyprus, who was a presidential adviser during the negotiations.
The linebacker acknowledged that he has developed a negative reputation around the league, and he said that has an effect on how penalties are called.
These results suggest that a company's negative reputation negatively influence consumers' brand attitude and purchase intention.
Alan Moore's The Killing Joke, once a seminal story in the Batman mythos, has taken on a quite negative reputation in the modern age thanks to its, shall we say, regressive sexual politics.
The species has a largely negative reputation in both Western culture and African folklore.
"GM foods have gotten a really negative reputation and have failed to be adopted, which is kind of weird in the whole scheme of technology," Reese said.
Trump's ugly antics − not to mention his other bigotry-laced comments − earned him a deeply negative reputation among people with disabilities and those involved in advocacy work for them.
