dishonnour

Noun

dishonour (countable and uncountable, plural dishonours)

1. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) Shame or disgrace.
   • You have brought dishonour upon the family.

   Synonyms:

   humiliation, ignominy, unhonour, abasement, disgrace, embarrassment, hurt, mortification, obloquy, opprobrium

2. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) Lack of honour or integrity.

   Synonyms:

   indecency, unhonour, unrighteousness, immorality, improbity, impropriety, undecency, ungodliness, unprobity, unpropriety

3. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.

See all 6 meanings of dishonour