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Definition of dishonour verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dishonour

verb
 
/dɪsˈɒnə(r)/
 
/dɪsˈɑːnər/
(also dishonor)
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dishonour
 
/dɪsˈɒnə(r)/
 
/dɪsˈɑːnər/
he / she / it dishonours
 
/dɪsˈɒnəz/
 
/dɪsˈɑːnərz/
past simple dishonoured
 
/dɪsˈɒnəd/
 
/dɪsˈɑːnərd/
past participle dishonoured
 
/dɪsˈɒnəd/
 
/dɪsˈɑːnərd/
-ing form dishonouring
 
/dɪsˈɒnərɪŋ/
 
/dɪsˈɑːnərɪŋ/
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  1. dishonour somebody/something to make somebody/something lose the respect of other people
    • You have dishonoured the name of the school.
  2. dishonour something to refuse to keep an agreement or a promise
    • He had dishonoured nearly all of his election pledges.
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
  3. opposite honour
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French deshonor (noun), deshonorer (verb), based on Latin honor ‘honour’.

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