DISHONOUR


Meaning of DISHONOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsɒnə(r) ]

( dishonours, dishonouring, dishonoured)

Note: in AM, use 'dishonor'

1.

If you dishonour someone, you behave in a way that damages their good reputation. ( FORMAL )

It would dishonour my family if I didn’t wear the veil.

VERB : V n

2.

Dishonour is a state in which people disapprove of you and lose their respect for you. ( FORMAL )

...a choice between death and dishonour...

= disgrace

N-UNCOUNT

3.

If someone dishonours an agreement, they refuse to act according to its conditions.

We found that the bank had dishonoured some of our cheques.

VERB : V n

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