eerwraak
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of eer (“honour”) + wraak (“vengeance, revenge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]eerwraak f (plural eerwraken)
- (chiefly in the singular, crime, society) honour-based violence, such as (attempted) honour killings (gendered retribution for presumed violations of family honour)