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Dishonour

//dɪzˈɒnəɹ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Shame or disgrace. Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, countable, uncountable

    "You have brought dishonour upon the family."

  2. 2
    lacking honor or integrity wordnet
  3. 3
    Lack of honour or integrity. Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a state of shame or disgrace wordnet
  5. 5
    Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it. Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame. Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK

    "You have dishonoured the family."

  2. 2
    refuse to accept wordnet
  3. 3
    To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor. Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK

    "disworshipping and dishonouring God"

  4. 4
    bring shame or dishonor upon wordnet
  5. 5
    To violate or rape. Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK

    "“My men, the schooner coming up on our weather quarter is a Portuguese pirate. His character is known; he scuttles all the ships he boards, dishonours the women, and murders the crew.”"

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  1. 6
    force (someone) to have sex against their will wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French deshonor, equivalent to dis- + honour.

Etymology 2

From Old French deshonor, equivalent to dis- + honour.

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