dishonour (redirected from dishonours)

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

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 << OPPOSITE respect

noun 2. disgrace, scandal, shame, discredit, degradation, disrepute, reproach, ignominy, infamy, opprobrium, odium, disfavour, abasement, obloquy << OPPOSITE honour

Translations

dishonour, dishonor (US) [dɪsˈɔnəʳ] n → deshonra

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dishonour (US), dishonor [dɪsˈɔnəʳ] n → déshonneur m

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dishonour [dɪsˈɔnəʳ] n → Schande f

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dishonour (US), dishonor [dɪsˈɔnəʳ] n → disonore m