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- Dishonor - n. - Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
- Dishonor - n. - The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.
- Dishonor - v. t. - 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.
- Dishonor - v. t. - To violate the chastity of; to debauch.
- Dishonor - v. t. - 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.
- Dishonorable - a. - Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.
- Dishonorable - a. - Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
- Dishonorary - a. - Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace; lessening reputation.
- Dishonored - imp. & p. p. - of Dishonor
- Dishonorer - n. - One who dishonors or disgraces; one who treats another indignity.
- Dishonoring - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Dishonor
- Defame - v. t. - To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse.
- Gusset - n. - An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
- Attainder - n. - A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation.
- Abatement - n. - A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.
- Legacy - n. - A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor or disease.
- Discredit - n. - Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.
- Strumpet - v. t. - To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander.
- Dishonorary - a. - Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace; lessening reputation.
- Disparage - v. t. - To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.
- Disparage - v. t. - To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
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