dishonour
Britishverb
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to treat with disrespect
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to fail or refuse to pay (a cheque, bill of exchange, etc)
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to cause the disgrace of (a woman) by seduction or rape
noun
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a lack of honour or respect
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a state of shame or disgrace
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a person or thing that causes a loss of honour
he was a dishonour to his family
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an insult; affront
we did him a dishonour by not including him
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refusal or failure to accept or pay a commercial paper
Other Word Forms
- dishonourer noun
Example Sentences
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"If any of our former interpreters are murdered by the Taliban in the wake of our withdrawal, the dishonour would lay squarely at our nation's feet," it adds.
From BBC
In Pakistan's patriarchal society, these female victims may be blamed for supposedly "dishonouring" their families.
From BBC
The EU delegation to Myanmar said Saturday would “forever stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour.”
From Reuters
The US embassy previously said security forces were "murdering unarmed civilians", while the EU delegation to Myanmar said Saturday - officially Armed Forces Day - would "stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour".
From BBC
Barack Obama said history would rightly remember the violence at the Capitol as a moment of great dishonour and shame for the nation.
From The Guardian
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