A verb describing actions that diminish someone's honor or standing. The active voice means to dishonor someone or treat them with contempt, stripping them of the respect or status they previously held. The passive voice indicates suffering dishonor or indignity—experiencing degradation or disrespect. In legal contexts, it can refer to punishment involving the loss of civic rights or privileges (atimia), a formal deprivation of citizen status. The word encompasses both social dishonoring and legal disenfranchisement.