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dishonour

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dishonour or US dishonor
Verb
1. to treat with disrespect
2. to refuse to pay (a cheque)
Noun
1. a lack of honour or respect
2. a state of shame or disgrace
3. something that causes a loss of honour
dishonourable adj
dishonourably adv
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Noun1.dishonour - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of 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
unrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness"
Verb1.dishonour - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
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"
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"
pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

dishonour U.S. dishonor
Translations
Spanish dishonour, dishonor (US) [dɪsˈɔnəʳ] ndeshonra
French dishonour (US), dishonor [dɪsˈɔnəʳ] ndéshonneur m
German dishonour [dɪsˈɔnəʳ] nSchande f
Italian dishonour (US), dishonor [dɪsˈɔnəʳ] ndisonore m

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These, then, are the situations in which men will be seditious: the causes for which they will be so are profit and honour; and their contrary: for, to avoid dishonour or loss of fortune by mulcts, either on their own account or their friends, they will raise a commotion in the state.
of them are occasions in which a sailor, without dishonour, may well wish himself dead; and I have no doubt that of those who had the experience of their ship taking the ground, 90 per cent.
It is my dishonour that has made you so dear to me.
 
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