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UK US dishonor uk /dɪˈsɒn.ər/ us /dɪˈsɑː.nɚ/

› 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.

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UK US dishonor uk /dɪˈsɒn.ər/ us /dɪˈsɑː.nɚ/

› to cause someone or something to lose respect:

He felt that he had dishonoured his country.

› 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.

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dishonourable

adjective US dishonorable uk /dɪˈsɒn.ə.rə.bəl/ us /dɪˈsɑː.nɚ.ə.bəl/

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dishonourable actions

(Definition of “dishonour” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “dishonour” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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