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noun

Dishonor n. (Written also dishonour)

Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach. "It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor." "His honor rooted in dishonor stood."

(Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.

Synonyms: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach; opprobrium.

verb

Dishonor v. t. (past & past part. dishonored; pres. part. dishonoring) (Written also dishonour)

To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor. "Nothing... that may dishonor Our law, or stain my vow of Nazarite."

To violate the chastity of; to debauch.

To refuse or decline to accept or pay; said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill exchange.

Synonyms: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble; humiliate; debauch; pollute.

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"Dishonor" Quotes from Famous Books

... first expedient shows how naturally a "fiat" money system runs into despotism, the next is no less instructive in showing how easily it becomes repudiation and dishonor. ...

— Fiat Money Inflation in France - How It Came, What It Brought, and How It Ended • Andrew Dickson White

... promised Elysium looms but a parched Sahara, do not seek in forbidden fields to feed their famished hearts; but it is well for the peace of mind of many a husband who neither dotes nor doubts, that black dishonor oft goes hand in hand ...

— Volume 1 of Brann The Iconoclast • William Cowper Brann

... might, without dishonor, hesitate to accompany a mad man through the woods," he replied, "especially if she happened to be a very—a ...

— The Mad King • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... too, that to the subtler mind and less selfish heart of Hesden Le Moyne, every attempt to nullify the effect or evade the operation of the Reconstruction laws was tinged with the idea of personal dishonor. To his understanding, the terms of surrender were, not merely that he would not again fight for a separate governmental existence, but, also, that he would submit to such changes in the national polity as the conquering majority ...

— Bricks Without Straw • Albion W. Tourgee

... thought that I would have you take away with you from school. Give no place to the idea that henceforth books and study and elegant culture are to be laid aside. It would be a dishonor to your School, and a mistake of the first ...

— In the School-Room - Chapters in the Philosophy of Education • John S. Hart

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