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
Naming the reservoir impounded by the dam after the explorer John Wesley Powell dishonored him, Abbey wrote.
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She had never been arrested before and felt humiliated when her mugshot was plastered all over the news after her arrest.—
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She was humiliated when her oldest son was forced to testify in a divorce case.—
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The admission of the Afrikaners was based on claims, which have been discredited, that white South African farmers were being killed in large numbers.—
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Original studies suggesting a link were flawed and have been discredited.—
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Financial pressure was central to the alleged control, Dan said, with members shamed for failing to give.—
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And Henrietta Caillaux was indeed shamed.—
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The Boston City Council will start off the new year with a new president and a fresh face to replace disgraced former Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson.—
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In October, King Charles, 77, took the unprecedented step of stripping Andrew's princely style, titles and honors amid a resurgence of interest in Andrew's links to the late, disgraced Epstein.—
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“Dishonored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonored. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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