dishonour
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dishonour
(dɪsˈɒnə) ordishonor
vb (tr)
1. to treat with disrespect
2. (Banking & Finance) to fail or refuse to pay (a cheque, bill of exchange, etc)
3. to cause the disgrace of (a woman) by seduction or rape
n
4. a lack of honour or respect
5. a state of shame or disgrace
6. a person or thing that causes a loss of honour: he was a dishonour to his family.
7. an insult; affront: we did him a dishonour by not including him.
8. (Banking & Finance) refusal or failure to accept or pay a commercial paper
disˈhonourer, disˈhonorer n
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dishonour
Past participle: dishonoured
Gerund: dishonouring
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Noun | 1. | dishonour - 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. | dishonour - lacking honor or integrity unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" | |
Verb | 1. | dishonour - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" |
2. | dishonour - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" | |
3. | dishonour - refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" |
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dishonour
U.S. dishonorverb
1. disgrace, shame, discredit, corrupt, degrade, blacken, sully, debase, debauch, defame, abase It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.
disgrace respect, worship, esteem, revere, exalt
disgrace respect, worship, esteem, revere, exalt
2. break, default on, go back on, retract, repudiate, renege on, back out on, change your mind about They claim the company has dishonoured their agreement.
noun
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dishonour
dishonor (US) [dɪsˈɒnəʳ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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, (US) dishonorCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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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.
disˈhonourably adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.