Associations to the word «Dishonour»

Wiktionary

DISHONOUR, noun. Shame or disgrace.
DISHONOUR, noun. Lack of honour or integrity.
DISHONOUR, noun. (legal) 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.
DISHONOUR, verb. To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
DISHONOUR, verb. To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
DISHONOUR, verb. To violate or rape.

Dictionary definition

DISHONOUR, noun. A state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor".
DISHONOUR, noun. Lacking honor or integrity.
DISHONOUR, verb. Bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime".
DISHONOUR, verb. Force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night".
DISHONOUR, verb. Refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King