to dishonor
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5.3
- verb
- /dɪsˈɒnər/
- US
:
deshonrar
- You would not want to dishonor the spirits of your loved ones, perhaps sending them astray.
- dishonor the family
And don't come back alive if you do dishonor our family's name.
- And don't come back alive if you do dishonor our family's name.
- But don't you for a second dishonor who we are and how we showed up by not showing up like we would.
- And then it and then it dishonours all of us if we claim that that is something we may do to each other.
- He'll certainly consider you intend to dishonor him.
- You can choose to to dishonor disrespect his sacrifice on the cross.
Examples
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Not only does it hurt you in more ways than I think you know, it dishonors your child.
Fiction book (1998) -
To disobey my father would be to dishonor him.
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You dishonor all people here by lying!
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He'll certainly consider you intend to dishonor him.
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Do not let me dishonor my legion.
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But she refused to forsake her family in that way, to dishonor them and accept dishonor herself.
Fiction book (2000) -
You've dishonored me and our Department.
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My father... I know, he died in the Holocaust, and that's why I'm not going to dishonor that legacy.
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If your ancestors died for their religion, aren't you dishonoring them by abandoning it?
Blog text (27) -
To betray my friends would dishonor our shared trust.
Synonyms
414
6.1
Make someone feel very ashamed and foolish, often in front of others
170
3.9
To make someone feel guilty or embarrassed to get them to do something
115
3.5
To show a lack of respect for someone
62
4.5
To make someone lose respect or honor by doing something shameful
55
5.1
To treat someone so they feel ashamed or less respected
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6.8
To make someone feel less respected or important
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7.5
Treat someone as shameful and not worthy of respect
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6.9
To make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed
14
8.8
Make a person or company look bad by saying bad things about them
7
9.3
To criticize someone publicly to make them feel ashamed
3
6.0
Damage the respect and good opinion people have of someone or something
To bring shame on a person or group
Antonyms
How Shameful
- Offensive
414
6.1
62
4.5
- US
48
5.3
642
2.1
- Offensive
12
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
To dishonor someone comes from dis- 'not' and honor 'respect', so to dishonor a person is to make them lose respect or bring shame on them.