dishonor
/dɪsˈɑnəɹ/
dishonor noun: american standard spelling of dishonour.
Noun
dishonor (countable and uncountable, plural dishonors)
- American standard spelling of dishonour.
- This prince bare alwaies in the field a greene shield, whereof he tooke his surname, and of him some forraine authors affirme, that he made an attempt to bring the whole realme of France vnder his subiection, which he performed, because his father susteined some dishonor and losse in his last...1587, Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (2 of 8)
- Indeed, those old insurgents, of 1868, are gradually being canonized with crimson death-names, because they neither knew dishonor, no, nor suffered it.1906, John Luther Long, The Way of the Gods, page 25
Verb
dishonor (third-person singular simple present dishonors, present participle dishonoring, simple past and past participle dishonored)
- American standard spelling of dishonour.
- It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew.1866, Josiah Gilbert Holland, The Life of Abraham Lincoln
- The three lured him to their home to kill him for dishonoring their family by filing a paternity suit in family court.1998 January 26, “Defense Says Blood Feud, Not Murder, Was Involved”, in The New York Times
dishonor meaning in Tamil and Bengali
dishonor in Tamil
- குன்னம், அளிப்பு மறுப்பு, ஏற்க மறுப்பு
dishonor in Bengali
- dishonor, disrespect, indignity
- অগৌরব ogōurob
Forms of dishonor
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dishonors |
| alternative UK | dishonour |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dishonors |
| present participle | dishonoring |
| past participle | dishonored |
| past | dishonored |
Origin of dishonor
From Old French deshonor, equivalent to dis- + honor.
Words formed from dishonor
Questions about dishonor
- What does dishonor mean?
- Dishonor means american standard spelling of dishonour.
- What is dishonor in Tamil?
- Dishonor in Tamil is குன்னம், அளிப்பு மறுப்பு, ஏற்க மறுப்பு. See Dishonor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dishonor?
- Dishonor can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce dishonor?
- Dishonor is pronounced /dɪsˈɑnəɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of dishonor?
- The plural of dishonor is dishonors.
Words near dishonor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dishonor (page history and authors); dishonor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অগৌরব (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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