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Attaint

/əˈteɪnt/

A blow or strike, especially in jousting.

📖 Definitions of "Attaint"

noun

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

verb

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

adjective

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disgracenoun	The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
shamenoun	An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
dishonornoun	American standard spelling of dishonour.
dishonournoun	Shame or disgrace.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
rewardnoun	Something of value given in return for an act.
honornoun	(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
honournoun	British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
disgracenoun	The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
dishonournoun	Shame or disgrace.
shamenoun	An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
dishonornoun	American standard spelling of dishonour.
adustedverb	(obsolete) Adust, burnt.
accurst	Archaic spelling of accursed. [(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.]
ever-damned	(obsolete) Condemned to hell forever.
accursed	(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.
abattised	Alternative spelling of abatised. [Provided with an abatis.]
condemnedverb	Adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation.
devotedverb	Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
atterlynoun	(dialectal or archaic) Poisonous; attery
intumulated	(obsolete) unburied
acquisitive	Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring, greedy.
arraunt	Obsolete form of arrant. [(chiefly with a negative connotation, dated) Complete; downright; utter.]
punishtnoun	Obsolete form of punished. [That has been the object of punishment.]
aggravable	(obsolete) aggravating
attendauntnoun	Obsolete form of attendant. [One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.]
arraught	(obsolete, poetic) obtained or gotten; seized
acquisite	(obsolete) acquired