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Dishonoured

[dis-on-er] Origin

dis·hon·or

[dis-on-er]
noun
1.
lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
2.
disgrace; ignominy; shame: His arrest brought dishonor to his family.
3.
an indignity; insult: to do someone a dishonor.
4.
a cause of shame or disgrace: He is a dishonor to his family.
5.
Commerce. failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a bill of exchange or note to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
verb (used with object)
6.
to deprive of honor; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on.
7.
Commerce. to fail or refuse to honor or pay (a draft, check, etc.).
8.
to rape or seduce.

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Dishonoured is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Also, especially British, dis·hon·our.


Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English dishonour (noun), dishonouren (v.) < Anglo-French, Old French; see dis-1, honor

dis·hon·or·er, noun
un·dis·hon·ored, adjective


1, 2. See disgrace.

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dishonor
c.1300, from dis- "the opposite of" (see dis-) + honor (v.).
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