uncrowning
Taking the crown
Uncrowning is the act of removing a crown or, more commonly, stripping someone of royal status, authority, or preeminence.
The word appears in both literal and figurative contexts: the uncrowning of a monarch, the uncrowning of a champion.
It suggests not just defeat but dethronement—a fall from the highest position.
Remove from sovereignty
- deposeRemove from authority
- usurpSeize without right
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- oustRemove from position
topple · unseat · abdication · usurpation · deposition · regicide · coup d'état · palace coup
Removing outer layers
- demotionReduction in status
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- removalAct of taking away
revocation · invalidation · nullification · delegitimization · loss of status · deposal · displacement · sidelining
Painful awareness of failure
- disgraceLoss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- abasementState of being lowered
- degradationDecline in condition
mortification · indignity · belittlement · humbling · fall from grace · loss of dignity · debasement · ignominy
Monarch's official ceremonial objects
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
dethrone
Remove from sovereignty
oust · topple · unseat · abdication · usurpation · deposition · regicide · coup d'état · palace coup · rebellion
stripping
Removing outer layers
- demotionReduction in status
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
removal · revocation · invalidation · nullification · delegitimization · loss of status · deposal · displacement · sidelining · diminishment
shame
Painful awareness of failure
degradation · mortification · indignity · belittlement · humbling · fall from grace · loss of dignity · debasement · ignominy
royal regalia
Monarch's official ceremonial objects
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
subjugate · overcome · best · dethrone · upset · obliterate · annihilate · humiliate · crush · dominate
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Installing as monarch
coronation · enthronement · enthroning · investiture · anointing
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Installing as monarch
honoring · anointing · exalting · glorifying · celebrating
uncrowningelevation
Height above reference point
ennoblement · exaltation · honoring · glorification · apotheosis
coronation, crowned, crowning, crowns, crown, coronet, uncrowned, coronal, coronets