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How to pronounce dishonor in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dishonour
Type of standing
Has types disesteem, opprobrium, shame, discredit, corruptness, disgrace, disrepute, ignominy, infamy


he was resigned to a life of dishonor.
Type Words
Synonyms dishonour
Type of unrighteousness
Type Words
Synonyms dishonour
Type of pass up, refuse, reject, turn down, decline


dishonor checks and drafts.
Type Words
Synonyms attaint, disgrace, dishonour, shame
Has types defile, foul, maculate, befoul


he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime.
Type Words
Synonyms assault, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate
Type of assault, assail, attack, set on
Has types gang-rape

Examples of dishonor

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Actually, we don't dishonor their memory by the way we spend the Fourth of July.
From the time.com
The larger factor may be the reactivation of McCain's powerful sense of dishonor.
From the newsweek.com
These alternate with threats of death and dishonor if Jake refuses to go along.
From the time.com
Haven't we had enough dishonor and poor judgment during the past eight years?
From the ocregister.com
To do anything less would be a dishonor for those men and women who gave their all.
From the edition.cnn.com
Even big scorers like Bertuzzi play the goon under hockey's code of dishonor.
From the usatoday.com
Losing the aquila was considered the greatest dishonor a legion could endure.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I don't want to dishonor the expectant mother, but I must be true to myself.
From the post-gazette.com
It's an annual dishonor role of the places on the brink of being irrevocably harmed.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • A state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"
  • Bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
  • Lacking honor or integrity
  • Rape: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
  • Refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"
  • (dishonored) discredited: suffering shame
  • Honor or Honour (from the Latin word honor, honoris) is the evaluation of a person's trustworthiness and social status based on that individual's espousals and actions. ...
  • Dishonored is a 1931 romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures. It was co-written (with Daniel N. Rubin), directed and edited by Josef von Sternberg. The costume design was by Travis Banton.
  • Shame or disgrace; a lack of honor or integrity; to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame