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dishonour

verb [T] UK formal (US dishonor)
 
 
/dɪˈsɒn.ər/ US  /-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 © Cambridge University Press)

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