1. to remove a crown from; to dethrone or depose a monarch
Usage: formal; often used in historical or literary contexts
2. to deprive of dignity, honor, or status
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.