attaint

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (archaic) To subject to attainder; to condemn (someone) to death and extinction of all civil rights.
2. (archaic) To subject to calumny; to accuse of a crime or dishonour.
3. (archaic) To taint; to corrupt, sully.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Convicted, attainted.
2. (obsolete) Attainted; corrupted.

Noun

1. (archaic) A blow or strike, especially in jousting.
2. A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.
3. (obsolete) The giving of a false verdict by a jury; the conviction of such a jury, and the reversal of the verdict.

Conceptes

avergonyir-se

avergonyir

deshonrar

Sinònims

disgrace

shame

dishonor

dishonour

sully

taint

blur

imbrue

desecrate

defame

Traduccions

κηλίδα

disonorare

avergonzar

πλήγμα

deshonrar

στίγμα

أخْزى

لوث السمعة

أخزى

ατιμάζω

κηλιδώ

فضح

déshonneur

déshonorer

befallen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈteɪnt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: atteinte

In summary

From Middle English atteinte, from Old French ateint, past participle of ateindre; in some senses influenced by taint.