Definition of dishonour Dishonour

/dɪsˈɒnɐ/

We found 15 definitions of dishonour from 5 different sources.

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British English

dishonour - /dɪsˈɒnɐ/

American English

dishonor - /dɪsɑˈnɚ/

What does dishonour mean?

WordNet

Noun
dishonour - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"
		dishonor
		laurels, honor, honour a woman's virtue or chastity
		standing the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
		disesteem the state in which esteem has been lost
		discredit, disrepute the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"
		corruptness lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
		disgrace, ignominy, shame a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
dishonour - lacking honor or integrity
		dishonor
		unrighteousness failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"
Verb
dishonour - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
		rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, outrage
		set on, assail, assault, attack attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
		gang-rape rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped"
dishonour - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
		dishonor, disgrace, attaint, shame
		honor, honour, reward accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
		befoul, maculate, defile, foul place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
dishonour - refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"
		dishonor
		honor, honour accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
		pass up, turn down, refuse, decline, reject fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street"

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Wiktionary

dishonour (Noun)
shame or disgrace.
dishonour (Noun)
A lack of honour or integrity.
dishonour (Noun)
Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument , such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
dishonour (Verb)
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
dishonour (Verb)
To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque.
dishonour (Verb)
To violate or rape.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

dishonour
Lack or loss of honor.
dishonour
To deprive of honor.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

dishonour
diz-on′ur, n. want of honour: disgrace: shame: reproach.—v.t. to deprive of honour: to disgrace: to cause shame to: to seduce: to degrade: to refuse the payment of, as a cheque.—adjs. Dishon′orary, causing dishonour; Dishon′ourable, having no sense of honour: disgraceful.—n. Dishon′ourableness.—adv. Dishon′ourably.—n. Dishon′ourer. [O. Fr. deshonneur, des—L. dis, neg., honneur—L. honor, honour.]