dishonoring

verb

present participle of dishonor
as in humiliating
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes dishonored herself by fixing the results of her medical research

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Recent Examples of dishonoring The Navy should be able to tell the difference between honoring a visitor and dishonoring the dead. — Jon Duffy, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026 Some of those critics faced a backlash from Republicans who saw them as dishonoring Kirk, leading to firings by universities, sports teams and media companies. — Margery A. Beck, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026 So protesting its bellicose whirl / Is hardly dishonoring him / When Israel’s onslaught is grim. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026 There are no penalties for dishonoring parents or coveting, for example. — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonoring
  1. humiliating
  2. discrediting
  3. disgracing
  4. shaming
  5. degrading
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  • The Iranians are now setting the terms of this conflict and are routinely humiliating the American president.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of humiliating
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  • Kiryl Pazniak, 49, who hosted a popular political show on YouTube, has been convicted on the charges of discrediting Belarus and forming an extremist organization, the group said — accusations widely used by authorities to stifle critical voices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Defense attorney Tom Mesereau was an expert at discrediting witnesses, subjects told the filmmakers, but certain key witnesses, like Janet Arvizo, struggled to connect with the jury on their own.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of discrediting
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  • Social media users have critiqued her body both when with and without child and have accused her of disgracing the image of Black women.
    — Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
  • Why are adults so comfortable publicly disgracing Black teenage girls going to their prom and being cruel toward strangers who are sometimes half their age?
    — Essence, Essence, 11 May 2026
Definition of disgracing
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  • Meanwhile parents aren’t necessarily dismissing or shaming the grandparents parenting style, just making different choices.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 17 July 2026
  • Now people are using everything from workplace bans, apps and even old-fashioned public shaming to stop the casual surveillance.
    — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 8 July 2026
Definition of shaming
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  • Over the years, old plastic can yellow and become brittle, a sign that the product is degrading and quite literally falling apart.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
  • This helps avoid harming pollinators like bees and prevents the sun from degrading the pesticide or burning the plants.
    — Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 15 July 2026
Definition of degrading

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