attaint

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

schande

schenden

smaad

schandvlekken

Synoniemen

disgrace

shame

dishonor

dishonour

sully

taint

blur

imbrue

desecrate

defame

Vertalingen

κηλίδα

πλήγμα

avergonzar

στίγμα

deshonrar

disonorare

أخْزى

لوث السمعة

أخزى

befallen

deshonrar

ατιμάζω

فضح

κηλιδώ

avergonyir

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈteɪnt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: atteinte

In summary

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