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dishonor
[ dis-on-er ]
noun
- lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- disgrace; ignominy; shame:
His arrest brought dishonor to his family.
- an indignity; insult:
to do someone a dishonor.
- a cause of shame or disgrace:
He is a dishonor to his family.
- Commerce. failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a bill of exchange or note to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
verb (used with object)
- to deprive of honor; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on.
- Commerce. to fail or refuse to honor or pay (a draft, check, etc.).
- to rape or seduce.
Other Words From
- dis·honor·er noun
- undis·honored adjective
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According to Patterson, social death is a state of permanent and violent domination coupled with physical separation from one’s family or homeland and marked by a pervasive condition of dishonor.
Perhaps it's useful to turn to a text Mike Johnson undoubtedly knows well, and consider what it has to say about the relationship between truth and dishonor: “The righteous hate what is false,” Proverbs 13:5 tells us, “but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.”
The first widespread argument they made was that Democrats had done dishonor to the very name of their party by overruling the will of Democratic primary voters.
The Senate GOP complaint alleges her actions “betray the public trust and bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute.”
Too often, it does deserve that dishonor, which is why for me, it’s the holy grail of nightlife offerings: nearly impossible to pull off well, but when it is, then it’s a truly wonderful one-stop shop for food and entertainment that would be a godsend for the decision-fatigued among us.
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