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Dishonour

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Noun

1. dishonor, dishonour

a state of shame or disgrace

Example Sentences:
'he was resigned to a life of dishonor'

2. dishonor, dishonour

lacking honor or integrity

Verb

3. attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame

bring shame or dishonor upon

Example Sentences:
'he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime'

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

force (someone) to have sex against their will

Example Sentences:
'The woman was raped on her way home at night'

5. dishonor, dishonour

refuse to accept

Example Sentences:
'dishonor checks and drafts'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Dishonour

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to treat with disrespect
2. 
to fail or refuse to pay (a cheque, bill of exchange, etc)
3. 
to cause the disgrace of (a woman) by seduction or rape
noun
4. 
a lack of honour or respect
5. 
a state of shame or disgrace
6. 
a person or thing that causes a loss of honour
he was a dishonour to his family
7. 
an insult; affront
we did him a dishonour by not including him
8. 
refusal or failure to accept or pay a commercial paper

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