wear as a badge of honor

verb

Defiantly reinterpret (something said) to be negative about oneself as positive.

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Meanings

verbwear as a badge of honor (third-person singular simple present wears as a badge of honor, present participle wearing as a badge of honor, simple past wore as a badge of honor, past participle worn as a badge of honor)

present singular third person wears as a badge of honor · participle present wearing as a badge of honor · past wore as a badge of honor · participle past worn as a badge of honor

  1. transitiveDefiantly reinterpret (something said) to be negative about oneself as positive.
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APA

wear as a badge of honor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20as%20a%20badge%20of%20honor

MLA

“wear as a badge of honor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20as%20a%20badge%20of%20honor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wear as a badge of honor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wear%20as%20a%20badge%20of%20honor.

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