dishonor
noun[U]
US(UKdishonour)us/dɪˈsɑː.nɚ/uk/dɪˈsɒn.ər/afeelingofembarrassmentandlossof people'srespect, or asituationin which youexperiencethis:
Some of theleadersof thecouptooktheirlivesratherthanfacedishonor.
It was no dishonor to bebeatenby such astrongopponent.
Humiliating and degrading
- abase
- abasement
- be under a cloudidiom
- bring/takesomeonedown a peg (or two)idiom
- bruisesomeone'segoidiom
- debase
- disgraced
- dishonour
- dishonourable
- doghouse
- exhibition
- ignominious
- ignominiously
- ignominy
- in the doghouseidiom
- indignity
- shoddy
- stoop
- stoop tosomething
- undignified
dishonor
verb[T]
US(UKdishonour)us/dɪˈsɑː.nɚ/uk/dɪˈsɒn.ər/tocausesomeone or something toloserespect:
Hefeltthat he had dishonored hiscountry.
If you dishonor apromiseoragreement, you do not do what you said you would do:
Wesuspecthemeansto dishonor theagreementmade threeyearsago.
Humiliating and degrading
- abase
- abasement
- be under a cloudidiom
- bring/takesomeonedown a peg (or two)idiom
- bruisesomeone'segoidiom
- debase
- disgraced
- dishonour
- dishonourable
- doghouse
- exhibition
- ignominious
- ignominiously
- ignominy
- in the doghouseidiom
- indignity
- shoddy
- stoop
- stoop tosomething
- undignified
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