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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  • The release of his diaries though, revealed some thoroughly discrediting and upsetting details about Fauci's private beliefs.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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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  • In 2019, Moore’s eldest daughter opened up about her struggles with body shaming and low self-esteem as a teen.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Her suggestion is to ask teens how their online experiences feel rather than shaming the scrolling.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaming
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  • The Kremlin has also started to systematically target Ukrainian ports and ships in the Black Sea in hopes of degrading the infrastructure that supports the country’s agricultural exports.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
  • In a public service announcement Thursday, the agencies said water and wastewater utilities have reported incidents to the FBI, with some malicious activity degrading water operations.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Definition of degrading

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