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Dishonour   Listen
noun
Dishonor  n.  (Written also dishonour)  
1.
Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach. "It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor." "His honor rooted in dishonor stood."
2.
(Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.
Synonyms: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach; opprobrium.


verb
Dishonor  v. t.  (past & past part. dishonored; pres. part. dishonoring)  (Written also dishonour)  
1.
To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor. "Nothing... that may dishonor Our law, or stain my vow of Nazarite."
2.
To violate the chastity of; to debauch.
3.
To refuse or decline to accept or pay; said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill exchange.
Synonyms: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble; humiliate; debauch; pollute.





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"Dishonour" Quotes from Famous Books



... good old servant, that, were honour to be won, I would drive thee from my side. But this is a wild and an inconsiderate deed, to which my fate or my folly has bound me. I die to save my name from dishonour; but, alas! I must leave on my ...
— The Betrothed • Sir Walter Scott
... such lapses of his duty. He told his father that he had a clear plan of success before him, but said that in all cases—fortunate or unfortunate—he would always remember the name he bore and do nothing to bring it shame or dishonour. A very good, brave letter, dear ones. I give Ian credit ...
— An Orkney Maid • Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
... "Without dishonour to my noble blood," he said, "I cannot touch a hand denied by such a murder, committed for private vengeance, and not pro ...
— Pan Tadeusz • Adam Mickiewicz
... Mariano de Silva," said the former, with an air of brutal mockery that was habitual to him, "I rather think you are too loyal a gentleman to dishonour the laws of hospitality by ...
— The Tiger Hunter • Mayne Reid
... subjecting the Duke to the annoyance of a public lawsuit; during which, moreover, her former liaison with his brother, the Prince de Joinville, could not fail to be made matter of comment and curiosity. He urged upon her the desirability of avoiding a publicity which must tend to dishonour both herself and her children; and, finally, he pointed out the propriety and policy of seizing so favourable an opportunity to secure the goodwill of the Regent, who would as a natural consequence be gratified ...
— The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 2 (of 3) • Julia Pardoe


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