honnir

Meaning

to shame; to disgrace; to dishonor

Concepts

revile

disgrace

rail

detract

vilify

vituperate

shame

Synonyms

calomnier

critiquer

déshonorer

détracter

diffamer

insulter

rail

couvrir de honte

faire honte à

faire chauffer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔ.niʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: honir

Cognate with Old High German: hōnen

Cognate with Middle Dutch: honen

Cognate with Old English: hīenan

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle French honnir, from Old French honir, from Vulgar Latin *haunīre (“shame, dishonor”), from Frankish *haunijan (“humble, humiliate”) (whence also honte), from Proto-Germanic *haunijaną (“to make low, humble”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw- (“to be evil, make evil”).
Cognate with Old High German hōnen (“to humble”), Middle Dutch honen (“to dishonour, debauch, corrupt”), Old English hīenan (“to humble, abase”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (haunjan, “to humiliate, abase”).