dishonored
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They feel so insulted by this, so degraded by this and dishonored by this that it’s like, “Fran, do not cave. Remain strong. Hold onto your resolve because this can’t be for nothing.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023
I was extremely aggravated, as a space nerd and huge Apollo fan, to see one of the greatest achievements of our technological society dishonored in such a way.
From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023
You cannot keep being dwindled and marginalized and disrespected and dishonored.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
Its diplomats felt dishonored by being forced to agree to it, and the harsh monetary reparations left Germany unstable for several years.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
I was the symbol of justice in the court of the oppressor, the representative of the great ideals of freedom, fairness, and democracy in a society that dishonored those virtues.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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