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  2. 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. 8 meanings: 1. to treat with disrespect 2. to fail or refuse to pay (a cheque, bill of exchange, etc) 3. archaic to cause the.... Click for more definitions.

  4. noun. a lack of honour or respect. a state of shame or disgrace. a person or thing that causes a loss of honour. he was a dishonour to his family. an insult; affront. we did him a dishonour by not including him. refusal or failure to accept or pay a commercial paper.

  5. 1. to treat with disrespect. 2. (Banking & Finance) to fail or refuse to pay (a cheque, bill of exchange, etc) 3. to cause the disgrace of (a woman) by seduction or rape. n. 4. a lack of honour or respect. 5. a state of shame or disgrace.

  6. dishonour. noun. /dɪsˈɒnə (r)/. /dɪsˈɑːnər/. (also dishonor) [uncountable] (formal) a loss of honour or respect because you have done something unacceptable or morally wrong. Her actions have brought shame and dishonour on the profession. There is no dishonour in such a defeat.

  7. bad or not deserving respect: dishonourable conduct. verb [ T ] UK(USdishonor)uk/dɪˈsɒnər/us. to show no respect for someone or something by behaving badly: He felt that he had dishonoured his country. to refuse to accept or pay a cheque or a bill (= amount charged)

  8. Definitions of 'dishonour'. 1. If you dishonour someone, you behave in a way that damages their good reputation. [formal] [...] 2. Dishonour is a state in which people disapprove of you and lose their respect for you. [formal] [...] 3. If someone dishonours an agreement, they refuse to act according to its conditions.

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