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Dishonor
//dɪsˈɑnəɹ// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 American standard spelling of dishonour. countable, uncountable
"This prince bare alwaies in the field a greene shield, whereof he tooke his surname, and of him some forraine authors affirme, that he made an attempt to bring the whole realme of France vnder his subiection, which he performed, because his father susteined some dishonor and losse in his last voiage into that countrie."
- 2 lacking honor or integrity wordnet
- 3 a state of shame or disgrace wordnet
Verb
- 1 American standard spelling of dishonour.
"It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew."
- 2 refuse to accept wordnet
- 3 bring shame or dishonor upon wordnet
- 4 force (someone) to have sex against their will wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Old French deshonor, equivalent to dis- + honor.
Etymology 2
From Old French deshonor, equivalent to dis- + honor.
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