I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
bring
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He may have brought only dishonour to the name of the county but his involvement in the massacre should not be forgotten.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Anxious to escape the limelight of dishonour , Cleave returns to live alone in his dilapidated childhood home.
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He hoped they could come to an arrangement which would prevent the dishonour of his claiming its protection.
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He may have brought only dishonour to the name of the county but his involvement in the massacre should not be forgotten.
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Or what nunnery would take you, in your dishonour ?
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She analysed each member of this roll of dishonour , looking for the 13 hallmarks of weediness.
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The implications of dishonour can be very serious.
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There was, however, no dishonour in such a defeat.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But there is another, more essential respect for nature itself, which we dishonour at our peril.
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First, the cheque which Y had given X when Y took delivery of the car from X, was dishonoured.
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Ham dishonours his drunken father, and Noah curses him through his descendants.
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In the first three months of 1987 a number of the company's cheques were dishonoured on presentation.
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The identification of feminism with the United States has dishonoured it around the world.
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Thus a seller who in the normal way has accepted a cheque which is later dishonoured, is an unpaid seller.
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When the cheque was dishonoured the seller did all he could to trace the rogue and car and he informed the police.