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/ |
- dishonour somebody/something to make somebody/something lose the respect of other people
- You have dishonoured the name of the school.
- dishonour something to refuse to keep an agreement or a promise
- He had dishonoured nearly all of his election pledges.
opposite honour
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French deshonor (noun), deshonorer (verb), based on Latin honor ‘honour’.
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