dishonorable
23
6.0
- adjective
- /dɪsˈɒnərəbəl/
- US
:
deshonroso
- Cheating in a game is seen as dishonorable by most players.
- dishonorable discharges
Neither ask dishonorable things nor do them if asked.
- Neither ask dishonorable things nor do them if asked.
- And never, ever, ever use what you hear as a weapon or tool for dishonorable intentions.
- And now getting into honorable goals versus, you know, dishonorable goals, that that is really fascinating.
- And Ajax is devastated because what he's done is just a disgusting, dishonorable thing.
- So taking advantage when someone is hurting for self gain is dishonorable.
- You consider it dishonorable to not do the right thing because of how you feel.
- Quote, jumping a guy like that is dishonorable, Obviously, he wrote, Quote, it's not how white men fight, he said.
- And it's like really dishonorable if you don't make it through.
- Is that it is this completely disgraceful, dishonorable way to be put to the death.
- It was almost dishonorable, you know, because I just really didn't fit.
- Now, I actually respect that because the dishonorable thing to do was what so many others did, which was I disagree with the president, but I know better than him.
Examples
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It would be dishonorable for you to refuse his request.
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Since there was no honorable way out of the crisis, Germany took a dishonorable route.
Blog text (13) -
You consider it dishonorable to not do the right thing because of how you feel.
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I have done dishonorable things to survive... and for all of them, I have ended up here.
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Paul was asking himself whether it would be dishonorable to speak further to Shadow.
Fiction book (1993) -
When a king is dishonorable, you are removed from your oath of honor.
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I've made commitments and promises, and it would be dishonorable.
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Sometimes a nation will go to war not simply to defend its affronted honor, but to avoid a dishonorable passivity.
Academic text (1999) -
Lenin's negotiations with the Germans were both dishonorable and treasonous.
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Her father had been Oyewa's only hope for ending her marriage to the cruel and dishonorable samurai Iemu.
Synonyms
128
2.5
Likely to lie or cheat to get something for yourself
95
5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
89
4.7
Causing shame because it is morally wrong
50
7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
46
3.0
Very bad or shocking behaviour that makes people lose respect
42
7.8
Very unpleasant and morally wrong to most people
20
5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
15
7.4
Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted
9
7.1
Not trusted or respected because of bad behavior
7
9.0
Causing public shame and a loss of respect
3
7.5
Causing shame and loss of respect
1
7.6
Likely to harm someone's reputation by showing shameful behaviour
An action that is not honest or fair and not respected by others
Deserving blame for doing something wrong
Most people see it as bad or shameful
Mean and unfair in a way that hurts others
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
6
6.7
Official removal from the military because of a serious crime or bad behavior
How Dishonorable
- Formal
50
7.9
89
4.7
- US
23
6.0
25
7.5
176
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dishonorable is made of the part dis- meaning 'not' and honor meaning 'respect' or 'good name'. So dishonorable describes someone who is 'not honorable' — they lack honor and do things that bring shame.