dishonourable

British

/ dɪsˈɒnərəbəl, -ˈɒnrəbəl /

adjective

characterized by or causing dishonour or discredit
having little or no integrity; unprincipled

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Other Word Forms

dishonourableness noun
dishonourably adverb

Example Sentences

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Singh defended himself during the debate, saying that his "conscience remains clear" and disagreed with the debate's resolution that his behaviour was "dishonourable and unbecoming".

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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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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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The fans could also be heard chanting "Be-Sharaf", which means dishonourable in Persian.

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