dis·hon·or·a·ble

[dis-on-er-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
2.
having no honor or good repute; unprincipled; disreputable: a dishonorable man.
Also, especially British, dis·hon·our·a·ble.


Origin:
1525–35; dis-1 + honorable

dis·hon·or·a·ble·ness, noun
dis·hon·or·a·bly, adverb


1. shameless, false. 2. infamous, unscrupulous, disgraceful, scandalous, ignominious.
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dishonourable or dishonorable (dɪsˈɒnərəbəl, -ˈɒnrəbəl, dɪsˈɒnərəbəl, -ˈɒnrəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  characterized by or causing dishonour or discredit
2.  having little or no integrity; unprincipled
 
dishonorable or dishonorable
 
adj
 
dis'honourableness or dishonorable
 
n
 
dis'honorableness or dishonorable
 
n
 
dis'honourably or dishonorable
 
adv
 
dis'honorably or dishonorable
 
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Word Origin & History

dishonorable
1530s, from dis- + honorable (see honor).
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Example sentences
Former military members who served on active duty and were discharged under
  conditions other than dishonorable.
Our country has accepted obligations that are difficult to fulfill, and would
  be dishonorable to abandon.
Of course, there is nothing intrinsically dishonorable in the offering of
  advice upon invitation.
The veteran must have been discharged or released under conditions other than
  dishonorable.
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