atimy

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/ˈætɪmi/

noun

public disgrace or stigma; outlawry; loss of civil rights

OriginAncient Greek ἀτιμία →
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Meanings

nounatimy (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableAncient Greecepublic disgrace or stigma; outlawry; loss of civil rights

    the decree of atimy, or deprivation of rights and honors, which had been passed against him on occasion of the mutilation of the Mercuries[…]

    1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀτιμία“disgrace”
  2. Englishatimy

From Ancient Greek ἀτιμία (atimía, “disgrace”).

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Translations

Finnish atimia
  • atimiadisgrace
French atimie
  • atimiedisgrace
Greek ατιμία
  • ατιμία (atimía)disgrace
Polish atimia
  • atimiadisgrace

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Chicago

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