Dishonour

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  • noun. shame or disgrace
  • noun. a lack of honour or integrity
  • noun. 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.
  • verb. to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame
  • verb. to refuse to accept something, such as a cheque
  • verb. to violate or rape
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  • verb. bring shame or dishonor upon
  • noun. a state of shame or disgrace
  • noun. lacking honor or integrity
  • verb. refuse to accept
  • verb. force (someone) to have sex against their will
  • Word Usage
    "That the process involves the FCO in dishonesty, deviousness and dishonour is emphatically encapsulated in the apparent scheme whereby Brussels will delay proposals to scrap Britain's annual £3 billion rebate."
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    befoul  defile  foul  maculate  
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    suggests
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