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dishonour

释义

dishonour

noun uncountable

UK /dɪsˈɒnə(r)/

1
a state in which people no longer respect you because of something bad that you have done
Their motto was ‘Death before Dishonour’.
bring dishonour on/upon:
What she had done had brought dishonour on the whole family.
Synonyms and related words
Damage to someone’s reputation
injury
discredit
smear

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dishonour

US /dɪsˈɑnər/

the British spelling of dishonor

Synonyms and related words

To harm your own reputation

shame

dishonor

go down in someone’s opinion

Synonyms and related words

Damage to someone’s reputation

injury

discredit

smear

Synonyms and related words

To not keep a promise

break

go back on

renege

Synonyms and related words

To show that you do not respect someone or something

scorn

laugh

sneer

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dishonour

verb transitive formal

UK /dɪsˈɒnə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	dishonour
he/she/it	dishonours
present participle	dishonouring
past tense	dishonoured
past participle	dishonoured

1
to make people stop respecting you because of something bad you have done
Synonyms and related words
To harm your own reputation
shame
dishonour
go down in someone’s opinion
2
to fail to keep a promise or an agreement that you have made
Synonyms and related words
To not keep a promise
break
go back on
renege

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