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dishonourable

[dis-on-er-uh-buhl]

Origin

adjective

showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.

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

Related forms

dis·hon·or·a·ble·ness, noun

dis·hon·or·a·bly, adverb

Synonyms
1. shameless, false. 2. infamous, unscrupulous, disgraceful, scandalous, ignominious.

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dishonourable or dishonorable (dɪsˈɒnərəb^əl, -ˈɒnrəb^əl, dɪsˈɒnərəb^əl, -ˈɒnrəb^əl)

—*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

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

dishonorable

1530s, from dis- + honorable (see honor).

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"an age of unscrupulous and shameless book-making, it is a duty to give notice of the rubbish that cumbers the ground. There is no credit, no real power required for this task. It is the work of an intellectual scavenger, and far from being specially honourable."

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