dishonor
lack or loss ofhonor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
disgrace; ignominy; shame: His arrest brought dishonor to his family.
an indignity; insult: to do someone a dishonor.
a cause of shame or disgrace: He is a dishonor to his family.
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.
to deprive of honor; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on.
Commerce. to fail or refuse to honor or pay (a draft, check, etc.).
to rape or seduce.
Origin of dishonor
1- Also especially British, dis·hon·our .
synonym study For dishonor
Other words from dishonor
- dis·hon·or·er, noun
- un·dis·hon·ored, adjective
Words Nearby dishonor
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How to use dishonor in a sentence
Because when we anchor our politics on identity, any compromise seems like dishonor.
Singapore high court dismisses challenges to sodomy law | Ankush Kumar | February 28, 2022 | Washington BladeAfter the liberal victory in 1936, an army officer named Francisco Franco declared himself to be the only person who could save the country from dishonor and ruin.
My Father Fled Fascism in Spain—and Taught Me How Lies Can Destroy a Democracy | Sebastian Junger | May 19, 2021 | TimeThe stigma of sexual assault runs deep in Syrian culture as it does across the Middle East; rape is shaming and casts dishonor.
Escaping Assad’s Rape Prisons: A Survivor Tells Her Story | Jamie Dettmer | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTHE dishonor OF HONOR KILLINGS Imagine a young woman killed by her own relatives for failing to obey.
The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
We witnessed rape, dishonor and the destruction of families.
An Ex-Radical's Open Letter to ISIS Fighters: Quit Now While You Can! | Maajid Nawaz | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI felt my death would spare my wife, daughter and myself the dishonor the rape brought upon us.
Retired Marine Reveals Secret Suffering of Male Military Rape Victims | Caitlin Dickson | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBetter her death, better mine, better the destruction of us all, than such dishonor to the purest thing heaven ever made.
The Circular Study | Anna Katharine GreenNor have you denied this; you have confessed you desired his hurt, you have boasted you desired his death and dishonor.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisShe did not relish the idea that he had been defeated in the primaries; in her mind defeat was inseparable from dishonor.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonHe even took advantage of Qocaib's absence to dishonor his wife, who bore him a son.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 | Hubert Howe BancroftA being so gentle and so virtuous, slander might wound but could not dishonor.
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