discommendation
discommendation noun: blame; censure; reproach; shunning.
Noun
discommendation (countable and uncountable, plural discommendations)
- blame; censure; reproach; shunning.
- And Tully assigns three several Motives, whereby, without any Discommendation in those Times, a Man might be drawn to become an Accuser of others.1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani
- WORF: Allow my brother to return to his life. Only you need know his true bloodline.
DURAS: Not acceptable. His honor would demand revenge.
WORF: If you allow him to live, I will give you something that will serve your purpose far more than my death. I will accept...discommendation.1990, Drew Deighan, Sins of the Father (Star Trek: The Next Generation), season 3, episode 17, spoken by Lt. Worf & High Councillor Duras (Michael Dorn & Patrick Massett)
- Synonyms:
- dispraise, reprehension, avoidance, ostracization, admonishment, blame, brickbatting, castigation, censure, onus
Synonyms of discommendation
- dispraise
- reprehension
- avoidance
- ostracization
- admonishment
- blame
- brickbatting
- castigation
- censure
- onus
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Forms of discommendation
| plural | discommendations |
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Origin of discommendation
From dis- + commendation.
Questions about discommendation
- What does discommendation mean?
- Discommendation means blame; censure; reproach; shunning.
- What part of speech is discommendation?
- Discommendation is a noun.
- What is the plural of discommendation?
- The plural of discommendation is discommendations.
Words near discommendation in the dictionary
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