izzat — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

plain

VERB + IZZAT

increase, noses

IZZAT + NOUN

anglo-saxon

PREP.

in

Definitions

noun

1

Honour, pride; reputation.

‘But whether the native swaggers or cringes there's always something behind every remark he makes, always something, and if nothing else he's trying to increase his izzat – in plain Anglo-Saxon, to score.’

‘She has cut off our noses. And our izzat.’

contraction

1

Contraction of is + that.

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01

‘But whether the native swaggers or cringes there's always something behind every remark he makes, always something, and if nothing else he's trying to increase his izzat – in plain Anglo-Saxon, to sc

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02

‘She has cut off our noses. And our izzat.’

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, izzat is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.