Dishonor

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  • noun. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation.
  • noun. The condition of having lost honor or good repute.
  • noun. A cause of loss of honor.
  • noun. Failure to pay or refusal to accept a note, a bill, or another commercial obligation.
  • transitive verb. To bring shame or disgrace upon.
  • transitive verb. To treat in a disrespectful or demeaning manner.
  • transitive verb. To fail or refuse to accept or pay (a note, bill, or check, for example).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Want of honor; dishonorable character or conduct.
  • noun. The state of being disgraced, or considered dishonorable; disgrace; shame; reproach.
  • noun. Disgrace inflicted; violation of one's honor or dignity.
  • noun. In com., failure or refusal of the drawee or acceptor of a bill of exchange or note to accept it, or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it. See dishonor, transitive verb, 4.
  • To deprive of honor; violate the honor or dignity of; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on; stain the character of; lessen in reputation.
  • To treat with indignity.
  • To violate the chastity of; ravish; seduce.
  • In com., to refuse to honor; refuse or fail to accept or pay: as, to dishonor a bill of exchange. A bill or note is also said to he dishonored when overdue and unpaid, although there may have been no actual demand or refusal to pay.
  • To disgrace by the deprivation of, or as of, ornament.
  • Synonyms To shame, degrade, discredit.
  • To insult.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
  • noun. The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. To violate the chastity of; to debauch.
  • transitive verb. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Alternative form of dishonour.
  • verb. Alternative form of dishonour.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. bring shame or dishonor upon
  • verb. force (someone) to have sex against their will
  • noun. lacking honor or integrity
  • verb. refuse to accept
  • noun. a state of shame or disgrace
  • Word Usage
    "Then Al Trautwig, commentating on the Tour de France, said "The greatest dishonor is to literally have the maillot jaune ripped from your body, which is what happened to Michael Rasmussen yesterday.""
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    befoul  defile  foul  maculate  
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    Afrikaner  Conner  Connor  Honor  conner  
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