Dishonor

Quick meaning: Dishonor is a noun meaning American standard spelling of dishonour.

Meaning

American standard spelling of dishonour.

Example Sentences

The three lured him to their home to kill him for dishonoring their family by filing a paternity suit in family court.

Indeed, those old insurgents, of 1868, are gradually being canonized with crimson death-names, because they neither knew dishonor, no, nor suffered it.

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.

The DNC organized the petition drive when it became clear this week that the network was prepared to ignore criticism of its decision to air a right-wing, factually inaccurate mocudrama that dishonors the memory of 9/11 victims in order to serve a cheap, callous political agenda two months before the election.

Word Forms

• dishonors
• dishonour
• dishonoring
• dishonored

Synonyms for dishonor

Depending on context, synonyms include outrage, disgrace, attaint, shame, rape, ravish.

Antonyms for dishonor

Common opposites include reward, laurels, honor, honour.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dishonour, disgrace, shame, outrage, attaint, violate.

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