dishonorable
showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
having no honor or good repute; unprincipled; disreputable: a dishonorable man.
Origin of dishonorable
1- Also especially British, dis·hon·our·a·ble .
Other words for dishonorable
Other words from dishonorable
- dis·hon·or·a·ble·ness, noun
- dis·hon·or·a·bly, adverb
Words Nearby dishonorable
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How to use dishonorable in a sentence
To a tragic degree, Ozark’s characters convince themselves that doing the dishonorable thing will lead to an honorable outcome.
‘Ozark’ Final Season Takes on Election Fraud and Big Pharma | Nick Schager | January 18, 2022 | The Daily BeastHe had witnessed Salazar acting in dishonorable ways, but, at least at first, nothing overtly illegal.
Inside a secret running program at Nike and a win-at-all-costs corporate culture | Rachel King | October 6, 2020 | FortuneThe Army court-martialed him, sentencing him to 30 days' confinement and a dishonorable discharge.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night | Nathan Bradley Bethea | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd not all of them revolve around white sins or a dishonorable moment.
Matthew Cordle & the Online Confession Obsession | Anna Brand | September 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis can lead to an other-than-honorable discharge, a bad-conduct discharge, or a dishonorable discharge.
From PTSD to Prison: Why Veterans Become Criminals | Matthew Wolfe | July 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Radicalism as such is hardly dishonorable or misguided in itself.
But it is in terms of past and future positions that what Romney-Ryan are doing really plows new and dishonorable earth.
The Only Big Idea Coming Out of the Romney-Ryan Camp Is the Big Lie | Michael Tomasky | August 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe caught himself in the act of listening to you too credulously—and that seemed to him unmanly and dishonorable.
Confidence | Henry JamesThe incident alarmed the English government, and their contemptible and dishonorable manœuvres secured Garibaldi's departure.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingI should set you no dangerous or dishonorable task, of course, Ray.
The Diamond Coterie | Lawrence L. LynchIt was not like her—not even like the Marishka who had chosen to call him dishonorable.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsMost of his English counsellors dissuaded him from accepting conditions so disadvantageous and dishonorable.
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