de-crown

A form of decrown — To deprive of a crown; to discrown.

Meanings

verbde-crown (third-person singular simple present de-crowns, present participle de-crowning, simple past and past participle de-crowned)

present singular third person de-crowns · participle present de-crowning · participle past de-crowned · past de-crowned

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of decrown.

    Organisers say Zara Holland has been ‘de-crowned’ after scenes showing her getting intimate with Alex Bowen

    2016 June 18, John Plunkett, “Miss Great Britain loses title after having sex on ITV2's Love Island”, in The Guardian
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APA

de-crown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-crown

MLA

“de-crown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-crown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “de-crown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/de-crown.

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