Adjective: dishonored dis'ó-nurd Usage: US (elsewhere: dishonoured)
- Suffering shame
- discredited, disgraced, shamed, dishonoured [Brit, Cdn] Verb: dishonor dis'ó-nur Usage: US (elsewhere: dishonour)
- Bring shame or dishonor upon
"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"; - disgrace, dishonour [Brit, Cdn], attaint [archaic], shame - Refuse to accept
"dishonor checks and drafts"; - dishonour [Brit, Cdn] - [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 Dishonor |