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dishonourable

/ dɪsˈɒnərəbəl, -ˈɒnrəbəl /

adjective

  1. characterized by or causing dishonour or discredit

  2. having little or no integrity; unprincipled

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Word Forms

  • dishonourableness noun
  • dishonourably adverb
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Example Sentences

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He responded: "I apologise. I don't have dishonourable intentions - I'm just talking smack, you know. I wasn't taking it all so serious. I didn't mean in it any bad intentions and if I did, sorry."

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Katja Bromm, spokeswoman for Hamburg Airport, where all 143 departures scheduled on Monday have already been cancelled, said Verdi was "dishonourable" to call a strike without notice at the start of the holiday season.

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Intrusive interrogations, the shame of dishonourable discharge, criminal convictions that impacted their lives for years.

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At one point, Mr Lee's siblings called him a "dishonourable son" and alleged he was capitalising on their father's legacy to build a political dynasty.

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President Erdogan has called for unity and solidarity, denouncing critics of the disaster response as dishonourable.

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