dedecus

From dē (“from, away or down from”) + decus (“glory, honor, dignity”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.de.kus/, [ˈdeː.dɛ.kʊs]

dēdecus n (genitive dēdecoris); third declension

1. Disgrace, dishonor, infamy, shame, discredit.
2. That which causes shame; a disgrace, blot, blemish.
3. A shameful act; vice, turpitude.
4. indecency

Third declension neuter.

• dedecus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dedecus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• dedecus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• dedecus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette