jds. Ehre verletzen

to attack someone's reputation or dignity through insults or slander

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Noun

Ehre f.

Verb

verletzen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die falsche Beschuldigung verletzt seine Ehre schwer.

How it is used

Means to attack someone's reputation or dignity through insults or slander. Formal register, used in legal or serious social contexts. 'Er hat ihre Ehre verletzt' could be grounds for a lawsuit. Implies deliberate harm.

Other verbs that go with Ehre

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Ehre einbringento earn or gain respect/prestige for oneself or others
• Ehre zeigento demonstrate respect through gestures or ceremonies
• jdm. Ehre erweisento pay tribute or honor someone publicly
• an jds. Ehre appellierento persuade someone by invoking their integrity or pride
• jdm. (alle) Ehre machento bring honor or reflect well on someone
• jdm. keine Ehre machento bring dishonor or fail to reflect well on someone
• jdm. die Ehre nehmento publicly humiliate or discredit someone, robbing them of dignity
• jdm. zur Ehre gereichenan action/achievement reflects positively on someone

All collocations with Ehre

Other collocations built on verletzen

• die Etikette verletzento violate etiquette
• jds. Gefühle verletzento hurt someone's feelings
• den Geschmack verletzento offend taste
• das Gesetz verletzento violate/infringe the law
• die Neutralität verletzento breach impartiality or take sides
• jds. Privatsphäre verletzento violate someone's privacy
• eine Regel verletzento break/violate a rule
• jds. Stolz verletzento hurt someone's pride