verb
- to remove a crown from; to dethrone or depose a monarch
- to deprive of dignity, honor, or status
Usage: formal; often used in historical or literary contexts
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The rebels sought to discrown the unpopular king.
- The scandal threatened to discrown him in the eyes of the public.
- History records how the parliament voted to discrown the tyrant.
- His shameful behavior would discrown any leader.
- The revolution aimed to discrown the aristocracy and establish a republic.
- She was determined to discrown her rival and claim the title.