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The sound your reputation makes when it hits the floor.
means To bring shame or disgrace upon someone or something, stripping away the respect they once had.
from A straightforward construction: the Latin-derived prefix 'dis-' (meaning 'not' or 'the reversal of') bolted onto 'honor' itself, which traces back to the Latin 'honos' or 'honor,' meaning esteem or official dignity. The word entered English through Old French 'deshonor' in the medieval period — so dishonor has always meant exactly what it looks like: honor, undone.
- etymology
- literally the absence of honor, not its opposite
- mulan reference
- a song, not a legal status, despite memes
- recoverable
- unlike disgrace, often just a paperwork problem
- military use
- discharge type that follows you for decades