Dishonour

/dɪsˈɒnə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

Shame or disgrace..

Definitions by Sense

1. Shame or disgrace.
2. Lack of honour or integrity.
3. (law) 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.
4. To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
5. To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
6. To violate or rape.

Example Sentences

You have brought dishonour upon the family.

That which were a dishonour to God the Son, were a dishonour to God the holy Ghost.

You have dishonoured the family.

Still, in the very fullest blaze of gospel light, while we see that both Christ and His work are most ungratefully and flagrantly dishonoured, by our persistings in the attempt to do for ourselves what He has told us we cannot do, […]

disworshipping and dishonouring God

“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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Word Forms

• dishonours
• dishonor
• dishonouring
• dishonoured

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