dishonour
noun [U] UK formal (US dishonor) /dɪˈsɒn.ər/
/-ˈsɑː.nɚ/ Definition
› a feeling of embarrassment and loss of people's respect, or a situation in which you experience this: Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour. It was no dishonour to be beaten by such a strong opponent.Humiliating and degrading
(Definition of dishonour noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abase verb
- be under a cloud idiom
- bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom
- bruise sb's ego idiom
- cut sb down to size idiom
- deflate verb (WEAKEN)
- discredit noun
- discredit verb
- disgrace noun
- disgrace verb
- dishonour verb
- humiliating adjective
- ignoble adjective
- ignominious adjective
- ignominy noun
- in the doghouse idiom
- ruin noun
- shameful adjective
- shoddy adjective (NOT RESPECTFUL)
- stoop to sth phrasal verb
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Humiliating and degrading
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