attaint meaning

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attaint (verb): bring shame or dishonor upon.

attaint has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

attaint as a verb

  1. bring shame or dishonor upon
    • he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime

    Synonyms: dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, shame

    Kinds: foul

  2. condemn by attainder
    • the man was attainted

    Type of: condemn

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AT · words ending in NT · 7-letter words

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