Attaint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bring shame or dishonor upon

condemn by attainder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɛɹwɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtˈeɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtˈeɪnt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɛɹwɔːɹn/.

Examples

he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
the man was attainted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disgrace shame dishonour dishonor

Antonyms

honor

Parts of Speech

verb	bring shame or dishonor upon “he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime”
verb	condemn by attainder “the man was attainted”

Word Forms

dishonor	noun	lacking honor or integrity
disgrace	noun	a state of dishonor
dishonour	noun	lacking honor or integrity
shame	noun	a state of dishonor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

enteignen

Schande oder Schande bringen

🇫🇷French

atteindre

apporter la honte ou le déshonneur

🇪🇸Spanish

aquejar

traer vergüenza o deshonra a

🇮🇹Italian

att

portare vergogna o disonore

🇳🇱Dutch

smaad

schande of schande brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

alcançado

trazer vergonha ou desonra

🇷🇺Russian

достижение

опозорить или опозорить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेइज़्ज़ती

शर्म या अपमान लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্জন

লজ্জা বা অসম্মান আনুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைய

அவமானம் அல்லது அவமானத்தை கொண்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధించు

సిగ్గు లేదా అవమానాన్ని తెచ్చుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गाठणे

लाज किंवा अपमान आणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાપ્ત કરવું

શરમ અથવા અપમાન લાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಧಿಸಲು

ಅವಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಮಾನವನ್ನು ತರಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നേടുക

അപമാനമോ അപമാനമോ കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਸ਼ਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਲਿਆਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

حاصل کرنا

شرم یا بے عزتی لائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破坏

使蒙羞或羞辱

🇯🇵Japanese

達成する

～に恥か不名誉をもたらす

🇰🇷Korean

달성

수치심이나 불명예를 가져오다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đạt được

mang lại sự xấu hổ hoặc nhục nhã

🇹🇭Thai

บรรลุ

จะนำความอับอายหรือความอับอายมาสู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

keaiban

mendatangkan rasa malu atau aib

🇵🇭Filipino

maabot

magdulot ng kahihiyan o kahihiyan

🇲🇾Malay

capai

mendatangkan keaiban atau kehinaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحقيق

جلب العار أو العار عليه

🇮🇷Persian

رسیدن

باعث شرم یا رسوایی

🇹🇷Turkish

ulaşmak

üzerine utanç veya onursuzluk getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הישג

להביא בושה או בושה

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