dishonored

verb

past tense of dishonor
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes dishonored herself by fixing the results of her medical research

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Recent Examples of dishonored Ella Baker, Septima Clark, these are extraordinary women who today the Supreme Court has dishonored their legacy and their sacrifices. — NBC news, 10 May 2026 Naming the reservoir impounded by the dam after the explorer John Wesley Powell dishonored him, Abbey wrote. — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonored
  1. humiliated
  2. discredited
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  • However, Rob Shuter is reporting that Meghan believes Kate purposefully humiliated her by recently taking Princess Charlotte on the London Underground.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His daughter is humiliated, and the message could not be clearer.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of humiliated
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  • News of the briefing leaked, and the senators lashed out at the FBI, saying their efforts to scrutinize the Biden family had been discredited and falsely linked to Russian disinformation.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The regime discredited the uncorroborated claims by having state media release photos of the 42-year-old dictator touring a clothing and footwear exhibition in Pyongyang with his wife and teenage daughter Kim Ju Ae.
    — Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of discredited

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“Dishonored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonored. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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