dishonour
gb/dɪʃənɚ/ us/dɪʃənɚ/
C1
Αγγλικά
~ 9900
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
formal
C1
state
1
loss of respect or reputation
The state of losing respect from other people because you did something bad.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
fall into [dishonour]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse ‘dishonour’ with ‘dishonesty’. ‘Dishonour’ is about losing respect and reputation, while ‘dishonesty’ is about not telling the truth or not being fair.
Συνώνυμα
disgrace (Very close in meaning; slightly more common in modern English.)
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shame (Can refer more to the feeling; ‘dishonour’ focuses more on social reputation.)
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dishonor (US spelling of the same idea; slightly more common overall because of American usage.)
Αντώνυμα
honour (The positive state of having respect and a good name.)
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respect (General positive regard that is lost when someone falls into dishonour.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
public dishonour
|family dishonour
|live in dishonour
|in disgrace and dishonour
|bring dishonour
Θέματα
emotions
|reputation
|society
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- He died in dishonour after the corruption scandal was revealed.
- The general returned home in disgrace and dishonour.
- The affair brought lasting dishonour on the royal household.
- They considered surrender a fate worse than dishonour.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He lived the rest of his life in dishonour.
- The lie brought great dishonour to his name.
- She felt that her family was in dishonour after the news.
- The crime was a source of deep dishonour for them.
Ρήμα
formal
C1
action
2
to bring shame on someone
To make people lose respect for someone or something because of bad actions.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone/something] dishonours [someone/something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes try to use ‘dishonour’ as an adjective (e.g. *a dishonour man*). The adjective is ‘dishonourable’, and ‘dishonour’ is the verb or noun.
Συνώνυμα
disgrace (Very close in meaning; often used for serious damage to reputation.)
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shame (Slightly broader and more emotional; can refer to making someone feel ashamed as well as harming their reputation.)
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tarnish (Suggests making a reputation less clean or pure, sometimes less strong than ‘dishonour’.)
Αντώνυμα
honour (To show great respect for someone or something, the opposite of causing shame.)
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uphold (To support or maintain a standard or reputation, not damage it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
dishonour his family
|dishonour her memory
|dishonour the uniform
|dishonour the office
|dishonour their country
Θέματα
emotions
|reputation
|behaviour
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- By taking bribes, he dishonoured his office and his country.
- She felt that publishing the photos would dishonour the dead.
- Their behaviour on the field dishonoured the team's proud history.
- The soldiers who looted the village dishonoured the uniform they wore.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He dishonoured his family when he lied in court.
- The player dishonoured the team by cheating.
- They said the film dishonoured the hero's memory.
- Such actions dishonour the name of the school.
Ρήμα
formal
C2
action
3
to break a promise or agreement
To not do what you promised or agreed, and so show no respect for the promise or agreement.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
dishonour [a promise/an agreement]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think ‘dishonour a promise’ means to insult the promise. It means to fail to keep the promise, not to speak badly about it.
Συνώνυμα
break (Used in the common phrase ‘break a promise’; more everyday than ‘dishonour’.)
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violate (More formal; often used with ‘treaty’, ‘agreement’, or ‘rights’.)
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renege on (Phrasal verb often used for promises or deals; slightly informal or legalistic.)
Αντώνυμα
honour (Used in the opposite phrase ‘honour a promise/agreement’, meaning to keep it.)
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keep (As in ‘keep a promise’; common, neutral opposite.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
dishonour a promise
|dishonour an agreement
|dishonour a treaty
|dishonour a contract
|dishonour their word
Θέματα
law
|politics
|business
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The government was accused of dishonouring its election promises within a year.
- Refusing to pay his workers would be to dishonour the agreement he had signed.
- They argued that the company had dishonoured its contract with local farmers.
- To dishonour this treaty would damage the country's standing in the region.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He dishonoured his promise to help us.
- The company dishonoured the contract and stopped the payments.
- Many voters felt the leader dishonoured his word.
- We must not dishonour the agreement we made.
Ουσιαστικό
formal
C1
entity
4
person or thing that is a disgrace
A person or thing that makes a family, group, or name look bad.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is a dishonour to [group]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes say *he is dishonour* without an article. In this sense, ‘dishonour’ is a countable noun, so say ‘He is a dishonour to his family.’
Συνώνυμα
disgrace (Very close meaning; can refer to both the person and the situation.)
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shame (When used about a person (‘He is a shame to us’), similar but slightly more emotional.)
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black sheep (Informal idiom for a family member who brings shame; more colloquial than ‘dishonour’.)
Αντώνυμα
pride (As in ‘She is the pride of the family’, the positive counterpart.)
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credit (As in ‘He is a credit to his profession’, meaning someone who brings respect.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a dishonour to his family
|a national dishonour
|a dishonour to the name
|a dishonour to the profession
|a dishonour to the uniform
Θέματα
emotions
|reputation
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- They called him a dishonour to the uniform he wore.
- Her corrupt actions were a dishonour to the name she carried.
- Many saw the prison as a national dishonour.
- Such behaviour is a dishonour to the whole profession.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- They said he was a dishonour to his family.
- The cheating player is a dishonour to the sport.
- These bad schools are a dishonour to the country.
- His lies are a dishonour to the office he holds.
Ρήμα
technical
C2
action
5
to refuse to pay a cheque
When a bank does not pay a cheque or similar paper when someone asks for the money.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[a bank] dishonours [a cheque/bill]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with the general ‘shame’ meaning of ‘dishonour’. In banking, ‘dishonour a cheque’ means ‘refuse to pay it’, not ‘make the cheque feel ashamed’.
Συνώνυμα
bounce (Informal, commonly used about cheques that are not paid.)
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reject (General verb; in this context, means not to accept the cheque for payment.)
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decline (Often used in banking for refused payments, e.g. ‘decline a payment’.)
Αντώνυμα
honour (Technical opposite: to pay a cheque or bill when it is presented.)
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clear (Common banking term meaning the bank successfully processes and pays the cheque.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
dishonour a cheque
|dishonour a bill of exchange
|payment was dishonoured
|dishonoured cheque
|dishonoured instrument
Θέματα
business
|law
|finance
Παραδείγματα
- The bank dishonoured the cheque because there were insufficient funds in his account.
- If the bill is dishonoured, you may be liable for additional charges.
- Several payments were dishonoured after the company went into liquidation.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The bank dishonoured his cheque.
- My payment was dishonoured because I had no money in the account.
- If your cheque is dishonoured, you must pay a fee.
Ρήμα
archaic
C2
action
6
to rape or sexually violate (archaic)
In old writing, to rape someone or to have sex with an unmarried woman so that people see her as shamed.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
dishonour [a woman/someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Because this sense is archaic and euphemistic, learners may think it means only to ‘insult’ someone. In older texts, ‘dishonour a woman’ usually refers to serious sexual violence or sex that destroys her social reputation.
Συνώνυμα
rape (Direct modern legal term; harsher and more explicit than the older euphemistic ‘dishonour’.)
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violate (Formal or old-fashioned verb used similarly in older texts.)
Αντώνυμα
protect (To keep someone safe from sexual violence or harm.)
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respect (To treat someone, including their body and choices, with dignity and without harm.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
dishonour a woman
|dishonoured her
|fear of being dishonoured
|dishonoured against her will
Θέματα
violence
|relationships
|history
|law
|health
Παραδείγματα
- She feared that if she were captured, the soldiers would dishonour her.
- In the novel, the villain kidnaps and dishonours the young heiress.
- The threat of being dishonoured was often used to control women's behaviour in those times.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The story says the enemy tried to dishonour her.
- In many old books, men dishonour women and receive no punishment.
- He was jailed because he dishonoured a young woman.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
dishonour
IPA
GB/dɪʃənɚ/
US/dɪʃənɚ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
dis - hon - our (3 συλλαβές)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: dishonour
- Plural: dishonour
Verb
- Base: dishonour
- 3rd Person Singular: dishonours
- Present Participle: dishonouring
- Past: dishonoured
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
dishonours
verb
dishonouring
verb
dishonoured
verb
Core family
dishonourable
adjective
Related words
Εκφράσεις
badge of dishonour
1/bˈæd͡ʒ əv dɪʃənɚ/
idiom
a mark that shows shame
Something that clearly shows a person or group should feel shame, not pride.
Παραδείγματα
- The high prison population is a badge of dishonour for the country.
- Corruption in local government has become a badge of dishonour for the region.
bring dishonour on
1/bɹˈɪŋ dɪʃənɚ ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
formal
cause shame to someone or something
To make a person, family, group, or country lose respect in other people's eyes.
Παραδείγματα
- The scandal brought dishonour on the entire government.
- His actions on the battlefield brought dishonour on his regiment.
- They warned that cheating would bring dishonour on the team.
cover oneself in dishonour
1/kˈʌvɚ wˌʌnsˈɛlf ˈɪn dɪʃənɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
bring great shame on oneself
To do something very bad that makes people lose a lot of respect for you.
Παραδείγματα
- He covered himself in dishonour by lying during the trial.
- The team covered themselves in dishonour with their violent behaviour on the pitch.
fall into dishonour
1/fˈɔl ˈɪntu dɪʃənɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
lose respect and good name
To lose respect and a good name, usually because of bad actions becoming known.
Παραδείγματα
- Once the fraud was exposed, he fell into dishonour and isolation.
- The party fell into dishonour after years of corruption scandals.
in disgrace and dishonour
1/ˈɪn dɪsɡɹˈeɪs ˈænd dɪʃənɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
in a state of complete shame
In a very bad situation where everyone has lost respect for you.
Παραδείγματα
- He left public life in disgrace and dishonour.
- The minister resigned in disgrace and dishonour after the report was published.
live in dishonour
1/lˈɪv ˈɪn dɪʃənɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
continue life without respect
To continue your life after people have lost respect for you because of something bad you did.
Παραδείγματα
- He chose exile and lived in dishonour for the rest of his days.
- She refused to live in dishonour and fought to clear her name.