dishonor
dishonor is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
- noun. The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.
- transitive verb. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor.
- transitive verb. To violate the chastity of; to debauch.
- transitive verb. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill exchange.
- noun. lacking honor or integrity
- noun. a state of shame or disgrace
"he was resigned to a life of dishonor"
- verb. refuse to accept
"dishonor checks and drafts"
- verb. bring shame or dishonor upon
"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
- verb. force (someone) to have sex against their will
"The woman was raped on her way home at night"
Synonyms
dishonour, attaint, disgrace, shame, assault, outrage, rape, ravish, violate
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dishonor:
Common word forms
dishonors, dishonored, dishonorer, dishonoring, dishonorable
Words from these letters
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