Definition dishonour in British English

dishonour noun

[uncountable] noun

/dɪsˈɒnə(r)/

a state in which people no longer respect you because of something bad that you have done

Example

Their motto was 'Death before Dishonour'.

Example

What she had done had brought dishonour on the whole family.

Synonyms and related words

injury discredit smear

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