Definitions for dishonour
dis·hon·our

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dishonor, dishonournoun

   a state of shame or disgrace

   "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"

2. dishonor, dishonourverb

   lacking honor or integrity

3. dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shameverb

   bring shame or dishonor upon

   "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

4. rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrageverb

   force (someone) to have sex against their will

   "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

5. dishonor, dishonourverb

   refuse to accept

   "dishonor checks and drafts"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dishonournoun

   shame or disgrace

2. dishonournoun

   a lack of honour or integrity

3. dishonourverb

   to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame

4. dishonourverb

   to refuse to accept something, such as a cheque

5. dishonourverb

   to violate or rape

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dishonournoun

   Etymology: dis and honour.

   1. Reproach; disgrace; ignominy.

   Let not my jealousies be your dishonours,
   But mine own safeties. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   He was pleased to own Lazarus even in the dishonours of the grave, and vouchsafed him in that despicable condition the glorious title of his friend. Robert Boyle, Seraphick Love.

   Take him for your husband and your lord,
   ’Tis no dishonour to confer your grace
   On one descended from a royal race. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. Reproach uttered; censure; report of infamy.

   So good, that no tongue could ever
   Pronounce dishonour of her; by my life
   She never knew harm-doing. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

2. To Dishonourverb

   Etymology: dis and honour.

   1. To disgrace; to bring shame upon; to blast with infamy.

   Make known,
   It is no vicious blot, murther, or foulness,
   No unchaste action, or dishonour’d step,
   That hath depriv’d me of your grace and favour. William Shakespeare.

   This no more dishonours you at all,
   Than to take in a town with gentle words,
   Which else would put you to your fortune. William Shakespeare, Cor.

   A woman that honoureth her husband, shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride, shall be counted ungodly of all. Eccl. xxvi. 26.

   We are not so much to strain ourselves to make those virtues appear in us which really we have not, as to avoid those imperfections which may dishonour us. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   2. To violate chastity.3. To treat with indignity.

   If I, celestial fire! in ought
   Have serv’d thy will, or gratify’d thy thought,
   One glimpse of glory to my issue give,
   Grac’d for the little time he has to live:
   Dishonour’d by the king of men he stands;
   His rightful prize is ravish’d from his hands. John Dryden, Iliad.

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1. dishonour

   Honour (Commonwealth English) or honor (American English; see spelling differences) is the idea of a bond between an individual and a society as a quality of a person that is both of social teaching and of personal ethos, that manifests itself as a code of conduct, and has various elements such as valour, chivalry, honesty, and compassion. It is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or institutions such as a family, school, regiment or nation. Accordingly, individuals (or institutions) are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions with a specific code of honour, and the moral code of the society at large. Samuel Johnson, in his A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), defined honour as having several senses, the first of which was "nobility of soul, magnanimity, and a scorn of meanness". This sort of honour derives from the perceived virtuous conduct and personal integrity of the person endowed with it. On the other hand, Johnson also defined honour in relationship to "reputation" and "fame"; to "privileges of rank or birth", and as "respect" of the kind which "places an individual socially and determines his right to precedence". This sort of honour is often not so much a function of moral or ethical excellence, as it is a consequence of power. Finally, with respect to sexuality, honour has traditionally been associated with (or identical to) "chastity" or "virginity", or in case of married men and women, "fidelity". Some have argued that honour should be seen more as a rhetoric, or set of possible actions, than as a code.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dishonour

   diz-on′ur, n. want of honour: disgrace: shame: reproach.—v.t. to deprive of honour: to disgrace: to cause shame to: to seduce: to degrade: to refuse the payment of, as a cheque.—adjs. Dishon′orary, causing dishonour; Dishon′ourable, having no sense of honour: disgraceful.—n. Dishon′ourableness.—adv. Dishon′ourably.—n. Dishon′ourer. [O. Fr. deshonneur, des—L. dis, neg., honneur—L. honor, honour.]

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1. • Assault
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   • Standing

How to pronounce dishonour?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dishonour in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dishonour in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dishonour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dishonour in a Sentence

1. The CTA:

   The desecration of these sites was a disgusting act and is a dishonour to those soldiers who have given their lives for our country and those Canadian soldiers who continue to fight for our freedom today.

2. Lord Alfred Tennyson:

   His honour rooted in dishonour stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.

3. Henry Beston:

   Do no dishonour to the earth least you dishonour the spirit of man.

4. Winston Churchill:

   You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war.

5. William Shakespeare:

   Since Cleopatra died, I have liv'd in such dishonour that the gods Detest my baseness.

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