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Adjective: dishonored `dis'ó-nurd Usage: US (=dishonoured)
- Suffering shame
- discredited, disgraced, shamed, dishonoured [Brit, Cdn] Verb: dishonor dis'ó-nur Usage: US (=dishonour)
- Bring shame or dishonor upon
"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" - disgrace, dishonour [Brit, Cdn], attaint [archaic], shame - Force (someone) to have sex against their will
"The woman was dishonored on her way home at night" - rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonour [Brit, Cdn], outrage - Refuse to accept
"dishonor checks and drafts" - dishonour [Brit, Cdn]
See also: ashamed Type of: assail, assault, attack, decline, pass up, refuse, reject, set on, turn down Antonym: honor [US] Encyclopedia: Dishonor Dishonored |