dishonored
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4.9
- adjective
- /dɪsˈhɒnərd/
- US
- She left the meeting in tears, feeling dishonored by the unjust accusations.
Examples
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When the next-to-last person had shown his disgust, her dishonored husband came along at the end of the procession.
Fiction book (1990) -
Other clergymen stressed the spiritual dangers of life in American cities where "rosy-faced, fair young girls, so pure, so innocent, so pious," might be "dragged down to shame and crime, and to an early and a dishonored grave."
Academic text (1990) -
Let us drink to the honor of the dishonored.
Blog text (22) -
I wish you all the best in your efforts to restore credibility to such a dishonored field.
Blog text (34) -
My lover, stunned and terrified, fled down the dark alleyway and abandoned me there, alone with my dishonored image on the wall.
Fiction book (1991) -
After being caught cheating, he felt like a dishonored man with no future.
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The whistleblower was dishonored by his colleagues for revealing the scandal.
Synonyms
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3.7
Feeling ashamed and embarrassed because people laugh at you
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4.6
A person who has lost respect after doing something shameful
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6.0
No longer trusted or respected because people found problems with it
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4.4
Feeling guilty and embarrassed after doing something wrong or being caught
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7.1
Not trusted or respected because of bad behavior
1
7.0
An action that is not honest or fair and not respected by others
Antonyms
How Honored
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3.2
- Formal
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3.3
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2.3
- US
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4.9
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4.6
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dishonored comes from the part dis- meaning 'not' and the word honor meaning 'respect' or 'good name'. So dishonored literally means 'not honored', which is why we use it for someone who has lost respect or feels shame.