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dishonored

UK/dɪsˈɒnəd/

dishonored is the simple past and past participle of dishonor.

Meaning of dishonor

Verb

dishonor (third-person singular simple present dishonors, present participle dishonoring, simple past and past participle dishonored)

  1. 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

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Adjective

dishonored (comparative more dishonored, superlative most dishonored)

  1. Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor.

Forms of dishonored

Verb
alternative formdishonoured
Adjective
comparativemore dishonored
superlativemost dishonored

Words formed from dishonored

Words that rhyme with dishonored

Questions about dishonored

What does dishonored mean?
Dishonored means disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor.
What is dishonored the simple past and past participle of?
Dishonored is the simple past and past participle of dishonor.
What part of speech is dishonored?
Dishonored is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dishonored?
Dishonored is pronounced /dɪsˈɒnəd/ (UK).

Words near dishonored in the dictionary

  1. dishonorable discharges
  2. dishonorableness
  3. dishonorably
  4. dishonorably discharged
  5. dishonorary
  6. dishonored
  7. dishonorer
  8. dishonorers
  9. dishonorest
  10. dishonoreth
  11. dishonoring

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