noun
1. a state of shame or disgrace (Freq. 1)
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he was resigned to a life of dishonor
• Syn: ↑dishonour
• Ant: ↑honor
• Hypernyms: ↑standing
• Hyponyms:
↑disesteem, ↑disrepute, ↑discredit, ↑corruptness, ↑shame, ↑disgrace, ↑ignominy, ↑infamy, ↑opprobrium
2. lacking honor or integrity
• Syn: ↑dishonour
• Ant: ↑honor
• Hypernyms: ↑unrighteousness
verb
1. bring shame or dishonor upon (Freq. 2)
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he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
• Ant: ↑honor
• Derivationally related forms: ↑shame (for: ↑shame), ↑dishonour (for: ↑dishonour), ↑disgrace (for: ↑disgrace)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
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The performance is likely to dishonor Sue
2. force (someone) to have sex against their will
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The woman was raped on her way home at night
• Derivationally related forms:
↑outrage (for: ↑outrage), ↑assaultive (for: ↑assault), ↑violation (for: ↑violate), ↑violator (for: ↑violate), ↑ravishment (for: ↑ravish), ↑ravisher (for: ↑ravish), ↑rape (for: ↑rape), ↑raper (for: ↑rape)
• Hyponyms: ↑gang-rape
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
3. refuse to accept
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dishonor checks and drafts
• Syn: ↑dishonour
• Ant: ↑honor
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.