dishonour
gb/dɪʃənɚ/ us/dɪʃənɚ/
C1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 9900
అర్థాలు
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నామవాచకం
formal
C1
state
1
loss of respect or reputation
The state of losing respect from other people because you did something bad.
వాడుక నమూనా:
fall into [dishonour]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.
పర్యాయపదాలు
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.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
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.)
పదకలయికలు
public dishonour
|family dishonour
|live in dishonour
|in disgrace and dishonour
|bring dishonour
విషయాలు
emotions
|reputation
|society
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
formal
C1
action
2
to bring shame on someone
To make people lose respect for someone or something because of bad actions.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone/something] dishonours [someone/something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.
పర్యాయపదాలు
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’.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
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.)
పదకలయికలు
dishonour his family
|dishonour her memory
|dishonour the uniform
|dishonour the office
|dishonour their country
విషయాలు
emotions
|reputation
|behaviour
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
dishonour [a promise/an agreement]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.
పర్యాయపదాలు
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.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
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.)
పదకలయికలు
dishonour a promise
|dishonour an agreement
|dishonour a treaty
|dishonour a contract
|dishonour their word
విషయాలు
law
|politics
|business
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
నామవాచకం
formal
C1
entity
4
person or thing that is a disgrace
A person or thing that makes a family, group, or name look bad.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is a dishonour to [group]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.’
పర్యాయపదాలు
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’.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
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.)
పదకలయికలు
a dishonour to his family
|a national dishonour
|a dishonour to the name
|a dishonour to the profession
|a dishonour to the uniform
విషయాలు
emotions
|reputation
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[a bank] dishonours [a cheque/bill]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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’.
పర్యాయపదాలు
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’.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
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.)
పదకలయికలు
dishonour a cheque
|dishonour a bill of exchange
|payment was dishonoured
|dishonoured cheque
|dishonoured instrument
విషయాలు
business
|law
|finance
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
క్రియ
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.
వాడుక నమూనా:
dishonour [a woman/someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
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.
పర్యాయపదాలు
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.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
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.)
పదకలయికలు
dishonour a woman
|dishonoured her
|fear of being dishonoured
|dishonoured against her will
విషయాలు
violence
|relationships
|history
|law
|health
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
dishonour
IPA
GB/dɪʃənɚ/
US/dɪʃənɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
dis - hon - our (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: dishonour
- Plural: dishonour
Verb
- Base: dishonour
- 3rd Person Singular: dishonours
- Present Participle: dishonouring
- Past: dishonoured
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
dishonours
verb
dishonouring
verb
dishonoured
verb
Core family
dishonourable
adjective
Related words
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.