Bad reputation; unfavorable reviews or criticism about a person, product, company, etc.
そのスキャンダルで会社は悪評を浴びた。
The company attracted bad publicity because of that scandal.
商品に欠陥があると悪評が広がりやすい。
If a product has defects, unfavorable reviews tend to spread quickly.
本人は誤解だと主張したが、悪評はなかなか消えなかった。
He insisted it was a misunderstanding, but the bad reputation didn't disappear easily.