attaint

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

disgrace

shame

dishonor

dishonour

sully

taint

blur

imbrue

desecrate

defame

Translations

κηλίδα

πλήγμα

avergonzar

στίγμα

deshonrar

disonorare

أخْزى

لوث السمعة

أخزى

befallen

deshonrar

ατιμάζω

فضح

κηλιδώ

avergonyir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈteɪnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: atteinte

In summary

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