dishonor

[ dis-on-er ]

/ dɪsˈɒn ər /

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noun

lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.

disgrace; ignominy; shame: His arrest brought dishonor to his family.

an indignity; insult: to do someone a dishonor.

a cause of shame or disgrace: He is a dishonor to his family.

Commerce. failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a bill of exchange or note to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.

verb (used with object)

to deprive of honor; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on.

Commerce. to fail or refuse to honor or pay (a draft, check, etc.).

to rape or seduce.

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Also especially British, dis·hon·our .

Origin of dishonor

1250–1300; Middle English dishonour (noun), dishonouren (v.) <Anglo-French, Old French; see dis-¹, honor

synonym study for dishonor

1, 2. See disgrace.

OTHER WORDS FROM dishonor

dis·hon·or·er, nounun·dis·hon·ored, adjective

Words nearby dishonor

dishful, dish gravy, dish night, dishonest, dishonesty, dishonor, dishonorable, dishonorable discharge, dishonour, dishonourable, dish out

How to use dishonor in a sentence

Because when we anchor our politics on identity, any compromise seems like dishonor.
Singapore high court dismisses challenges to sodomy law|Ankush Kumar|February 28, 2022|Washington Blade
After the liberal victory in 1936, an army officer named Francisco Franco declared himself to be the only person who could save the country from dishonor and ruin.
My Father Fled Fascism in Spain—and Taught Me How Lies Can Destroy a Democracy|Sebastian Junger|May 19, 2021|Time
The stigma of sexual assault runs deep in Syrian culture as it does across the Middle East; rape is shaming and casts dishonor.
Escaping Assad’s Rape Prisons: A Survivor Tells Her Story|Jamie Dettmer|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
THE DISHONOR OF HONOR KILLINGS Imagine a young woman killed by her own relatives for failing to obey.
Lone Star Leaders||October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Lincoln Was the Founders’ Heir Apparent|Harvey J. Kaye|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We witnessed rape, dishonor and the destruction of families.
An Ex-Radical's Open Letter to ISIS Fighters: Quit Now While You Can!|Maajid Nawaz|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I felt my death would spare my wife, daughter and myself the dishonor the rape brought upon us.
Retired Marine Reveals Secret Suffering of Male Military Rape Victims|Caitlin Dickson|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Better her death, better mine, better the destruction of us all, than such dishonor to the purest thing heaven ever made.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
Nor have you denied this; you have confessed you desired his hurt, you have boasted you desired his death and dishonor.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
She did not relish the idea that he had been defeated in the primaries; in her mind defeat was inseparable from dishonor.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
He even took advantage of Qocaib's absence to dishonor his wife, who bore him a son.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
A being so gentle and so virtuous, slander might wound but could not dishonor.
'Three Score Years and Ten'|Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve