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English
Etymology
From dis- + commendation.
Noun
discommendation (countable and uncountable, plural discommendations)
- (archaic) blame; censure; reproach; shunning
1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani:And Tully assigns three several Motives, whereby, without any Discommendation in those Times, a Man might be drawn to become an Accuser of others.
- 1990, Drew Deighan, Sins of the Father, Star Trek: The Next Generation
- WORF: Allow my brother to return to his life. Only you need know his true bloodline.
DURAS: Not acceptable. His honor would demand revenge.
WORF: If you allow him to live, I will give you something that will serve your purpose far more than my death. I will accept...discommendation.