eerwraak

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of eer (honour) +‎ wraak (vengeance, revenge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːr.vraːk/
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  • Hyphenation: eer‧wraak

Noun

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eerwraak f (plural eerwraken)

  1. (chiefly in the singular, crime, society) honour-based violence, such as (attempted) honour killings (gendered retribution for presumed violations of family honour)
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