| Noun | 1. | dishonour - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" disesteem - the state in which esteem has been lost discredit, disrepute - the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute" disgrace, ignominy, shame - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" infamy, opprobrium - a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city" | |
| 2. | dishonour - lacking honor or integrityunrighteousness - failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" | |
| Verb | 1. | dishonour - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"befoul, maculate, defile, foul - spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" | |
| 2. | dishonour - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" gang-rape - rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped" | |
| 3. | dishonour - refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" | |