dishonour
verb [T] UK formal (US dishonor) /dɪˈsɒn.ər/
/-ˈsɑː.nɚ/ Definition
› to cause someone or something to lose respect: He felt that he had dishonoured his country.Humiliating and degrading › If you dishonour a promise or agreement, you do not do what you said you would do: We suspect he means to dishonour the agreement made three years ago.Disappointing yourself and others dishonourable (US dishonorable) /-ə.bl̩/ adjective › dishonourable actionsHumiliating and degrading
(Definition of dishonour verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anticlimax noun
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- break sb's heart idiom
- chagrin noun
- comedown noun
- disappointing adjective
- disappointment noun
- dishearten verb
- disillusion verb
- droop verb
- fail verb (NOT HELP)
- let the side down idiom
- letdown noun
- non-event noun
- not be all it's cracked up to be idiom
- pity noun
- sick as a parrot idiom
- swizz noun
- the bubble bursts idiom
- turn your back on sb idiom
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