dishonor
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dis·hon·or
(dĭs-ŏn′ər)n.
1. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation.
2. The condition of having lost honor or good repute.
3. A cause of loss of honor: was a dishonor to the club.
4. Failure to pay or refusal to accept a note, a bill, or another commercial obligation.
tr.v. dis·hon·ored, dis·hon·or·ing, dis·hon·ors
1. To bring shame or disgrace upon.
2. To treat in a disrespectful or demeaning manner.
3. To fail or refuse to accept or pay (a note, bill, or check, for example).
[Middle English dishonour, from Old French deshonor : des-, dis- + honor, honor; see honor.]
dis·hon′or·er n.
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dis•hon•or
(dɪsˈɒn ər)n.
1. lack or loss of honor.
2. disgrace; ignominy; shame.
3. indignity; insult: to do someone a dishonor.
4. a cause of shame or disgrace.
v.t. 5. to deprive of honor; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on.
6. to refuse to pay (a check, draft, etc.).
7. to rape or seduce.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French]
dis•hon′or•er, n.
syn: See disgrace.
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dishonor
Past participle: dishonored
Gerund: dishonoring
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| Noun | 1. | dishonor - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" disesteem - the state in which esteem has been lost discredit, disrepute - the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute" corruptness - the state of being corrupt disgrace, ignominy, shame - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" infamy, opprobrium - a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city" |
| 2. | dishonor - lacking honor or integrity unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" | |
| Verb | 1. |  dishonor - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" |
| 2. | dishonor - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" | |
| 3. | dishonor - refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" |
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dishonor
nounLoss of or damage to one's reputation:
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Translations
dishonour
(disˈonə) (American) dishonor noun disgrace; shame.
dishonourable , (American) dishonorable adjectivedishonourably adverb , (American) dishonorably verb to cause shame to. You have dishonoured your family by your actions!
disˈhonourable adjectivea dishonourable action.
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