dishonour
Britishverb
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to treat with disrespect
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to fail or refuse to pay (a cheque, bill of exchange, etc)
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to cause the disgrace of (a woman) by seduction or rape
noun
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a lack of honour or respect
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a state of shame or disgrace
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a person or thing that causes a loss of honour
he was a dishonour to his family
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an insult; affront
we did him a dishonour by not including him
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refusal or failure to accept or pay a commercial paper
Other Word Forms
- dishonourer noun
Example Sentences
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Goff quoted how Churchill had rebuked then UK Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain: "You had the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, yet you will have war."
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025
"It would be an international embarrassment and dishonour if the UK were to lose a second WHS under this government."
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023
We will never forget or dishonour this sacrifice and solidarity.
From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2019
He is vital not because he offers fearless answers, but rather because he is the ultimate bard of the unheroic, the laureate of dishonour, the poet of the pivot.
From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2019
I dare not think further; for so I should in my thoughts dishonour a noble woman!
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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