attaint

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

déshonneur

déshonorer

honte

infester

Synonymes

disgrace

shame

dishonor

dishonour

sully

taint

blur

imbrue

desecrate

defame

Traductions

κηλίδα

πλήγμα

avergonzar

στίγμα

deshonrar

disonorare

أخْزى

لوث السمعة

أخزى

befallen

deshonrar

ατιμάζω

فضح

κηλιδώ

avergonyir

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈteɪnt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: atteinte

In summary

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