dishonour

US dishonor

/ (dɪsˈɒnə) /

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verb (tr)

to treat with disrespect

to fail or refuse to pay (a cheque, bill of exchange, etc)

to cause the disgrace of (a woman) by seduction or rape

noun

a lack of honour or respect

a state of shame or disgrace

a person or thing that causes a loss of honourhe was a dishonour to his family

an insult; affrontwe did him a dishonour by not including him

refusal or failure to accept or pay a commercial paper

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

their

there

they're

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Derived forms of dishonour

dishonourer or US dishonorer, noun

Words nearby dishonour

dishonest, dishonesty, dishonor, dishonorable, dishonorable discharge, dishonour, dishonourable, dish out, dishpan, dishpan hands, dishrag

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Example sentences from the Web for dishonour

Why, I shall hear next that Dishonour and Fraud are among the Institutions of the great republic!'
Charles Dickens on "Stand Your Ground" Laws|David Frum|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Uriah said it would dishonour him to seek ease and pleasure at home while other soldiers were enduring hardship at the front.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
It shall be recounted, to the perpetual infamy and dishonour of the man who uttered it.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

You have done all you can to cover me and yourself with dishonour, and to bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar
All unworthy is it to take up great issues and afterwards to lay them down again with dishonour.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

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