dishonour
/dɪsˈɒnə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Countable; Uncountable
verb
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "You have brought dishonour upon the family."
- "That which were a dishonour to God the Son, were a dishonour to God the holy Ghost."
- "You have dishonoured the family."
- "Still, in the very fullest blaze of gospel light, while we see that both Christ and His work are most ungratefully and flagrantly dishonoured, by our persistings in the attempt to do for ourselves what He has told us we cannot do, […]"
- "disworshipping and dishonouring God"
- "“My men, the schooner coming up on our weather quarter is a Portuguese pirate. His character is known; he scuttles all the ships he boards, dishonours the women, and murders the crew.”"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: deshonor
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪsˈɒnə(ɹ)/
- British English: /dɪsˈɒnə(ɹ)/