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Dishonor

noun/dɹˈoʊn/
Definition
a state of shame or disgrace
lacking honor or integrity
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɹˈoʊn/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪsˈɒnə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪsˈɒnə/
3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈoʊn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna state of shame or disgrace
“he was resigned to a life of dishonor”
nounlacking honor or integrity
verbbring shame or dishonor upon
“he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime”
verbforce (someone) to have sex against their will
“The woman was raped on her way home at night”
verbrefuse to accept
“dishonor checks and drafts”
Word Forms
dishonorverbforce (someone) to have sex against their will
dishonourverbbring shame or dishonor upon
dishonornounlacking honor or integrity
disgracenouna state of dishonor
dishonournounlacking honor or integrity
shamenouna state of dishonor
rapenounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
rapernounsomeone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
ravishmentnounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
ravishernounsomeone who assaults others sexually
violationnounthe crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
violatornounsomeone who assaults others sexually
assaultiveadjectivedisposed to attack
outragenouna wantonly cruel act
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
entehren
ein Zustand der Schande oder Schande
🇫🇷French
déshonorer
un état de honte ou de honte
🇪🇸Spanish
deshonra
un estado de vergüenza o desgracia
🇮🇹Italian
disonore
uno stato di vergogna o disonore
🇳🇱Dutch
onteren
een staat van schaamte of schande
🇵🇹Portuguese
desonra
um estado de vergonha ou desgraça
🇷🇺Russian
бесчестить
состояние стыда или позора
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अपमान
लज्जा या अपमान की अवस्था
🇧🇩Bengali
অসম্মান
লজ্জা বা অসম্মানের অবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
அவமதிப்பு
அவமானம் அல்லது அவமானத்தின் நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
అగౌరవం
అవమానం లేదా అవమానకరమైన స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
अपमान
लाज किंवा अपमानाची स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
અપમાન
શરમ અથવા બદનામીની સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅವಮಾನ
ಅವಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಮಾನದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മാനക്കേട്
നാണക്കേടിൻ്റെയോ അപമാനത്തിൻ്റെയോ അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ
ਸ਼ਰਮ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے عزتی
شرم یا رسوائی کی حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
羞辱
羞耻或耻辱的状态
🇯🇵Japanese
不名誉
恥または屈辱の状態
🇰🇷Korean
불명예
수치심이나 치욕의 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm nhục
một trạng thái xấu hổ hoặc ô nhục
🇹🇭Thai
ความอับอายขายหน้า
สถานะของความอับอายหรือความอับอาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
aib
keadaan malu atau aib
🇵🇭Filipino
kahihiyan
isang estado ng kahihiyan o kahihiyan
🇲🇾Malay
penghinaan
keadaan yang memalukan atau memalukan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عار
حالة من العار أو العار
🇮🇷Persian
بی حرمتی
حالت شرم یا ننگ
🇹🇷Turkish
şerefsizlik
utanç veya rezalet durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
חֶרפָּה
מצב של בושה או חרפה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dishonor'?
The primary meaning of 'dishonor' is 'a state of shame or disgrace'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dishonor' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dishonor' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dishonor' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dishonor' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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