dishonor

[ dis-on-er ]
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noun
  1. lack or loss ofhonor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.

  2. disgrace; ignominy; shame: His arrest brought dishonor to his family.

  1. an indignity; insult: to do someone a dishonor.

  2. a cause of shame or disgrace: He is a dishonor to his family.

  3. 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)
  1. to deprive of honor; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on.

  2. Commerce. to fail or refuse to honor or pay (a draft, check, etc.).

  1. to rape or seduce.

Origin of dishonor

1
1250–1300; Middle English dishonour (noun), dishonouren (v.) <Anglo-French, Old French; see dis-1, honor
  • Also especially British, dis·hon·our .

synonym study For dishonor

1, 2. See disgrace.

Other words from dishonor

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

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How to use dishonor in a sentence

  • And either dead or dishonored he must find her, when he comes here in search of the child he cannot long forget.

    The Circular Study | Anna Katharine Green
  • Desolation broods in yonder sad city—solemn retribution hath avenged our dishonored banner!

    The Flag Replaced on Sumter | William A. Spicer
  • New favors were subsequently shown the dishonored father, in the shape of lands and titles and promises.

  • Did I care for what is termed reputation, it is by other circumstances that I should be dishonored.

    Mary Wollstonecraft | Elizabeth Robins Pennell