dishonour : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dishonour	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dishonour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dishonour n a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour, laurels lacking honor or integrity Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour v bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" Synonym(s): dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame Antonym(s): honor, honour, reward force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" Synonym(s): rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" Synonym(s): dishonor, dishonour Antonym(s): honor, honour
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonor \Dishon"or\ (d[icr]s[ocr]n"[etil]r or d[icr]z-), n. [OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur, F. d[82]shonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F. honneur, fr. L. honor. See {Honor}.] [Written also {dishonour}.] 1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach. It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. --Ezra iv. 14. His honor rooted in dishonor stood. --Tennyson. 2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn. Syn: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach; opprobrium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dishonored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dishonoring}.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d[82]shonorer; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare. See {Honor}, v. t.] [Written also {dishonour}.] 1. 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. --Milton. 2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. --Dryden. 3. 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. Syn: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble; humiliate; debauch; pollute.