dishonour (redirected from dishonors)

dishonour US, dishonor [dɪsˈɒnə]

vb (tr)

1. to treat with disrespect

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to fail or refuse to pay (a cheque, bill of exchange, etc.)

3. to cause the disgrace of (a woman) by seduction or rape

n

1. a lack of honour or respect

2. a state of shame or disgrace

3. a person or thing that causes a loss of honour he was a dishonour to his family

4. an insult; affront we did him a dishonour by not including him

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) refusal or failure to accept or pay a commercial paper

dishonourer  US, dishonorer n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dishonour - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" dishonor standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" 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 - the state of being corrupt disgrace, ignominy, shame - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" infamy, opprobrium - a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"
	2.	dishonour - lacking honor or integrity dishonor unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"
Verb	1.	dishonour - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" attaint, disgrace, dishonor, shame befoul, maculate, defile, foul - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
	2.	dishonour - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, outrage, violate assail, assault, set on, 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"
	3.	dishonour - refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" dishonor pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

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dishonour U.S. dishonor

verb

1. disgrace, shame, discredit, corrupt, degrade, blacken, sully, debase, debauch, defame, abase It would dishonour my family if I didn't wear the veil.
disgrace respect, worship, esteem, revere, exalt

2. break, default on, go back on, retract, repudiate, renege on, back out on, change your mind about They claim the company has dishonoured their agreement.

noun

disgrace, scandal, shame, discredit, degradation, disrepute, reproach, ignominy, infamy, opprobrium, odium, disfavour, abasement, obloquy You have brought dishonour on a fine and venerable institution.
disgrace honour, integrity, goodness, morality, decency, rectitude

Translations

dishonour dishonor (US) [dɪsˈɒnəʳ]

A. N → deshonra f, deshonor m
to bring or cast dishonour on sth/sb → traer la deshonra a algo/a algn, deshonrar algo/a algn

B. VT [+ country, family] → deshonrar; [+ cheque] → devolver, rechazar; [+ debt] → dejar sin pagar, incumplir el pago de; [+ promise] → faltar a, no cumplir

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dishonour [dɪsˈɒnə^r] (British) dishonor (US) n → déshonneur m

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dishonour, (US) dishonor

n → Schande f, → Unehre f; to bring dishonour (up)on somebody → Schande über jdn bringen

vt

(= disgrace) → schänden, entehren; family → Schande machen (+dat)

(Comm, Fin) cheque → nicht honorieren; bill → nicht bezahlen

agreement → nicht einhalten; promise → nicht einlösen or einhalten

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dishonour dishonor (Am) [dɪsˈɒnəʳ]

1. n (frm) → disonore m
to bring dishonour on → gettare il disonore su, far disonore a

2. vt (family, woman) → disonorare; (cheque) → non onorare

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dishonour dishonor (Am) [dɪsˈɒnəʳ]

1. n (frm) → disonore m
to bring dishonour on → gettare il disonore su, far disonore a

2. vt (family, woman) → disonorare; (cheque) → non onorare

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dishonour

n dishonour [disˈonə]

disgrace; shame. skande, oneer, skandvlek عار، شان، عَيْب безчестие hanba, ostuda vanære; skam die Unehre ατίμωση deshonra, deshonor autus رسوایی؛ ننگ häpeä déshonneur חֶרפָּה अपमान sramota hina vanvirða disonore 不名誉 불명예 negarbė, gėda negods; kauns memalukan oneer, schande skam, vanære hańba desonra ru­­­şine; dezonoare бесчестье; позор hanba sramota sramota vanheder ความเสื่อมเสีย onursuzluk, şerefsizlik 恥辱 ганьбити; ображати ذلّت sự mất danh dự 耻辱

adj dishonourable

adv dishonourably

v

to cause shame to You have dishonoured your family by your actions! in die skande steek, skande bring oor يَجْلِبُ العار، يُخْزي опозорявам zostudit, zneuctít vanære entehren ατιμάζω deshonrar häbistama آبروریزی کردن؛ رسوا کردن häpeällisesti déshonorer בְּאוֹפֵן מְבָיֵש अपमान से osramotiti mempermalukan smána, vanvirða disonorare 恥をかかせる 명예를 손상시키다 uþtraukti gëdà apkaunot mengaibkan beschamen gjøre skam på, vanære desonrar бесчестить; позорить zneuctiť osramotiti vanhedra ทำให้เสียชื่อเสียง rezil etmek, namusuna leke sürmek 使丟臉 збезчестити رسوا کرنا làm hổ thẹn 使丢脸

adj disˈhonourable

a dishonourable action. skandelik, laag, eerloos, oneervol شائِن، مُخْزٍ، مُعيب нечестен nečestný vanærende; skamfuld ehrlos επαίσχυντος deshonroso autu ننگین؛ پست häpeällinen déshonorant מְבָיֵש, מְגוּנֶה अपमानकारक sramotan, nečastan tidak terhormat smánarlegur, svívirðilegur disonorevole 不名誉な 불명예스러운 negarbingas, gėdingas negodīgs; apkaunojošs mengaibkan schandelijk skammelig, vanærende haniebny desonroso ruşinos бесчестный; позорный nečestný sramoten sraman vanhedrande น่าอับอายขายหน้า utanç verici 不名譽的 безчесний, ганебний رسوا کن đáng hổ thẹn 不名誉的

adv disˈhonourably

skandelik, oneervol, onwaardig بصورةٍ مُخْزِيَه / جالِبَه للعار нечестно nečestně vanærende; skamfuldt ehrlos ατιμωτικά, επαίσχυντα deshonrosamente autult با آبروریزی häpeällisesti de façon déshonorante בְּאוֹפֶן מְבִיש अपमान से, लज्जाजनक, अपमानजनक sramotno, nečasno szégyenletesen secara hina smánarlega in modo disonorevole 不名誉にも 불명예스럽게 negarbingai negodīgi; apkaunojoši dengan cara mengaibkan schandelijk skammelig, vanærende nikczemnie sem honra (în mod) ruşinos бесчестно; позорно nečestne sramotno sramno vanhedrande อย่างน่าอับอายขายหน้า şerefsizce, alçakça 不名譽地 безчесно, ганебно ذلالت سے một cách đáng hổ thẹn 不名誉地