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dishonor

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dis⋅hon⋅or

  [dis-on-er]
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–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.
Also, especially British, dis⋅hon⋅our.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME dishonour (n.), dishonouren (v.) < AF, OF; see dis- 1 , honor

Related forms:
dis⋅hon⋅or⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. See disgrace.
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

dishonor 
c.1300, from dis- "the opposite of" (see dis-) + honor (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·hon·or
Function: noun
: refusal on the part of the issuer (as a bank) to pay or accept commercial paper (as a check) when it is presented —see also WRONGFUL DISHONOR

Main Entry: dishonor
Function: transitive verb
: to refuse to pay or accept dishonoring the checks for insufficient funds>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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