Dishonor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation.
  • n. The condition of having lost honor or good repute.
  • n. A cause of loss of honor: was a dishonor to the club.
  • n. Failure to pay or refusal to accept a note, a bill, or another commercial obligation.
  • v. To bring shame or disgrace upon.
  • v. To treat in a disrespectful or demeaning manner.
  • v. To fail or refuse to accept or pay (a note, bill, or check, for example).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative form of dishonour.
  • v. Alternative form of dishonour.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
  • n. The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.
  • v. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of.
  • v. To violate the chastity of; to debauch.
  • v. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Want of honor; dishonorable character or conduct.
  • n. The state of being disgraced, or considered dishonorable; disgrace; shame; reproach.
  • n. Disgrace inflicted; violation of one's honor or dignity.
  • n. In com., failure or refusal of the drawee or acceptor of a bill of exchange or note to accept it, or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it. See dishonor, transitive verb, 4.
  • To deprive of honor; violate the honor or dignity of; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on; stain the character of; lessen in reputation.
  • To treat with indignity.
  • To violate the chastity of; ravish; seduce.
  • In com., to refuse to honor; refuse or fail to accept or pay: as, to dishonor a bill of exchange. A bill or note is also said to he dishonored when overdue and unpaid, although there may have been no actual demand or refusal to pay.
  • To disgrace by the deprivation of, or as of, ornament.
  • Synonyms To shame, degrade, discredit.
  • To insult.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. bring shame or dishonor upon
  • v. force (someone) to have sex against their will
  • n. lacking honor or integrity
  • v. refuse to accept
  • n. a state of shame or disgrace
  • Verb Form
    dishonors   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    unrighteousness    refuse    turndown    pass up    reject    decline   
    Hyponym
    befoul    defile    foul    maculate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reproach    shame    disgrace    censure    opprobrium    ignominy    degrade    lower    humble    pollute   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Afrikaner    Conner    Connor    Honor    conner    donar    goner    honor    swanner    wanner   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    infamy    dishonour    betrayal    ingratitude    disgrace    meanness    beggary    treachery    ignominy    bloodshed