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Adjective: dishonored  dis'ó-nurd
Usage: US (elsewhere: dishonoured)
  1. Suffering shame
    - discredited, disgraced, shamed, dishonoured [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: dishonor  dis'ó-nur
Usage: US (elsewhere: dishonour)
  1. Bring shame or dishonor upon
    "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime";
    - disgrace, dishonour [Brit, Cdn], attaint [archaic], shame
     
  2. Refuse to accept
    "dishonor checks and drafts";
    - dishonour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. [US, archaic] Force (someone) to have sex against their will
    "The woman was dishonored on her way home at night";
    - rape, ravish [archaic], violate, assault, dishonour [Brit, Cdn, archaic], outrage

See also: ashamed

Type of: assail, assault, attack, decline, pass up, refuse, reject, set on, turn down

Antonym: honour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Dishonored

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