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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky